01963cam a2200337 i 4500 1261903319 TxAuBib 981119s1999||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9780670886104 alk. paper 0670886106 alk. paper (OCoLC)4541 DLC eng DLC OCL BAKER NLGGC XY4 BTCTA YDXCP OCLCG F4B GEQ SGB OCLCA OCLCF OCLCO OCLCQ MXL RCT TxAuBib rda Wills, Garry, 1934- Saint Augustine / Garry Wills. New York : Viking, 1999. xx, 152 pages ; 20 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Penguin life, A Penguin lives series Includes bibliographical references (pages 147-149.) I. Africa (354-383) -- II. Italy (383-388) -- III. Africa (388-430.) For centuries, Augustine's writings have moved and fascinated readers. With the fresh, keen eye of a writer whose own intellectual analysis has won him a Pulitzer Prize, Gary Wills examines this famed fourth-century bishop and seminal thinker whose grounding in classical philosophy informed his influential interpretation of the Christian doctrines of mind and body, wisdom and God. Saint Augustine explores both the great ruminator on the human condition and the everyday man who set pen to parchment. It challenges many misconceptions, among them those regarding his early sexual excesses. Here, for students, Christians, and voyagers into the new millennium, is a lively and incisive portrait of one who helped to shape our thoughts. Augustine Saint, Bishop of Hippo. Christian saints Algeria Hippo (Extinct city) Biography. Biography. Christian biography. A Penguin life. Penguin lives series.