Augustine : conversions to confessions / Robin Lane Fox.
| Author/creator | Lane Fox, Robin, 1946- author. |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | First US edition. |
| Publication | New York : Basic Books, [2015] |
| Copyright Date | ©2015 |
| Description | xiv, 657 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Confession and conversion -- Worldly ambitions -- Infancy, order and sin -- Family scars -- "So small a boy, so great a sinner..." -- Unfriendly friendship -- "To Carthage I came..." -- Apostle of Christ -- The living gospel -- Becoming Martha -- Selling lies for a living -- Guided encounters -- Eternal Rome -- Milan and Ambrose -- "Torn from my side..." -- Greater friends -- Plato reborn -- Inwards and upwards -- Sex, ambition and philosophy -- Into the garden -- Gentle withdrawal -- Villa life -- "Watering my couch with tears" -- Augustine with Augustine -- Born again -- The last days of Monnica [sic] -- Authority and love -- Slaves of God -- True religion -- The reluctant priest -- Sinners and seekers -- Faith and error -- "Not in rioting and drunkenness..." -- Seat of the scornful -- The seven steps -- Paul and Lazarus -- Postal contacts -- Amazing grace -- Food for scandal -- Shared burdens -- Confessing -- The heaven of heavens -- Epilogue. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Genre/form | Biographies. |
| Genre/form | Biography. |
| ISBN | 9780465022274 (hardback) |
| ISBN | 0465022278 (hardback) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | BR1720 .A9 L36 2015 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |