{"product_id":"the-routledge-guidebook-to-augustines-confessions-9781138847989","title":"The Routledge Guidebook to Augustines Confessions","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAugustine's \u003ci\u003eConfessions\u003c\/i\u003e is one of the most significant works of Western culture. Cast as a long, impassioned conversation with God, it is intertwined with passages of life-narrative and with key theological and philosophical insights. It is enduringly popular, and justly so.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Routledge Guidebook to Augustine's Confessions is an engaging introduction to this spiritually creative and intellectually original work. This guidebook is organized by themes:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe importance of language\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ecreation and the sensible world\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ememory, time and the self\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe afterlife of the Confessions.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten for readers approaching the \u003ci\u003eConfessions\u003c\/i\u003e for the first time, this guidebook addresses the literary, philosophical, historical and theological complexities of the work in a clear and accessible way. Excerpts in both Latin and English from this seminal work are included throughout\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eThe Routledge Guidebook to Augustine’s Confessions\u003c\/em\u003e is a remarkably lucid and intelligent introduction to one of the most important texts in the history of the Christian West. Through sensitive analysis of the language and structure of the \u003ci\u003eConfessions\u003c\/i\u003e, Professor Conybeare illuminates the key elements of Augustine’s thought, and brings out the depth and originality of this brilliant work.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eSara Lipton, State University of New York at Stony Brook, USA\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"As a guide to reading the Confessions, this book is a beautiful introduction to a classic of Western culture. Conybeare captures the spirit of Augustine's quest for God, confessing what is known and unknown, and invites readers in a delightful way to read much more than Augustine's words.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eAllan Fitzgerald, Villanova University, USA\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"When Augustine surrenders himself in confession before God and his audience, he could not have wished for a more sympathetic human hearer than Conybeare. She is no disinterested listener, but engages with the conversation in a way that, in turn, enables her own audience to participate in it. The experience is precisely the transformative one that Augustine intended his \u003ci\u003eConfessions \u003c\/i\u003eto be.\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eCarol Harrison, Oxford University, UK\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Catherine Conybeare offers an excellent guide to Augustine's autobiographical Confessions. She is not a theologian or church historian. Rather, she is a scholar of classical literature and there­fore lends a unique angle to the study of Confessions.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eJack Kilcrease, Aquinas College\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface 1. Introduction Excerpt 1: part of the opening prayer 2. Language Excerpt 2: the firmament as bible 3. Creation and the sensible world Excerpt 3: the ascent at Ostia 4. Memory and time 5. Afterword Bibliography Index\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51019532829015,"sku":"9781138847989","price":24.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781138847989.jpg?v=1750780550","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-routledge-guidebook-to-augustines-confessions-9781138847989","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}