{"product_id":"on-the-confessions-as-confessio-9781350203242","title":"On The Confessions as confessio","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is a new guide to reading the \u003ci\u003eConfessions\u003c\/i\u003e, Augustine's most important work, and what is widely known as the first Western Christian autobiography ever written. The \u003ci\u003eConfessions\u003c\/i\u003e consists of thirteen books, in which Augustine outlines his sinful youth and his conversion to Christianity. Barry David guides the reader swiftly through these complex texts, explaining the historical context, as well as the various philosophical concepts; and considers its spiritual, ecclesial and theological significance.As with other titles in the Reading Augustine series, this book presents concise introductory reading of Augustine's work from one of the leading scholars in the field.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBarry David's new book offers a powerful and insightful exposition of Augustine's \u003ci\u003eConfessions\u003c\/i\u003e. By exploring the many senses of its title theme - \u003ci\u003econfessio -\u003c\/i\u003e David unfolds the work's central recognition: that human hearts can find rest only in praise of the incarnate God. David forcefully argues that this insight is the key to the text's overall unity and carefully follows the inner logic of its 'confessional' narrative, as Augustine spools his developing theological understanding around the story of his life.\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eGrounded in contemporary scholarship as well as in close textual analysis, David's accessible volume will be of interest to a wide spectrum of readers. -- John Peter Kenney, St. Michael’s College, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eOur heart is restless until it rests in you.\u003c\/i\u003e This line might have made a popular love song yet in fact it comes from Augustine of Hippo’s famous spiritual autobiography! Long held up as a world classic, this book has been prized for its candid account of its author’s heart which so easily becomes our own story as we read it. Barry David’s new book is for these readers, whether they be specialists or simply the curious, keen to take the book in carefully and schematically, on all its many and interlinked levels of operation. David is always erudite and open; determined to show that \u003ci\u003econfessio\u003c\/i\u003e really is the key to the whole book, from start to finish. It will be essential reading as a new generation sets out to make its own way with the book. -- Anthony Dupont, KU Leuven, Belgium\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments Introduction  \u003cb\u003eChapter 1:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eConfessions\u003c\/i\u003e 1-4, Departing From And Returning Towards \u003ci\u003eConfessio\u003c\/i\u003e  \u003cb\u003eChapter 2:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eConfessions\u003c\/i\u003e 5-7, Discovering \u003ci\u003eConfessio\u003c\/i\u003e Is Reasonable  \u003cb\u003eChapter 3:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eConfessions\u003c\/i\u003e 8-10, Living\u003ci\u003e Confessio\u003c\/i\u003e   \u003cb\u003eChapter 4:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eConfessions \u003c\/i\u003e11-13, \u003ci\u003eConfessio\u003c\/i\u003e’s Ultimate Ground Is The Godhead  \u003cb\u003eConclusion:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eConfessions\u003c\/i\u003e Is About \u003ci\u003eConfessio\u003c\/i\u003e—And \u003ci\u003eConfessio\u003c\/i\u003e Imitates Divine Incarnation  Bibliography Index","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48738604548439,"sku":"9781350203242","price":30.43,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/on-the-confessions-as-confessio-9781350203242","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}