{"product_id":"the-confessions-of-saint-augustine-paperback-5","title":"The Confessions of Saint Augustine - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRex Warner\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eMartin E. Marty\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by), \u003cb\u003eElizabeth Block\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn his 1500-year-old \u003ci\u003eConfessions\u003c\/i\u003e, Augustine of Hippo tells the story of his remarkable life, interwoven with his insights of endless wisdom. Noted Paul VI: ?all of antiquity's philosophy converges in his work.?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRex Warner\u003c\/b\u003e was a Professor of the University of Connecticut from 1964 until his retirement in He was born in 1905 and went to Wadham College, Oxford, where he gained a 'first' in Classical Moderations, and took a degree in English Literature. He taught in Egypt and England, and was Director of the British Institute, Athens, from 1945 to 1947. He has written poems, novels and critical essays, has worked on films and broadcasting, and has translated many works, of which Xenophon's \u003cb\u003eHistory of My Time\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eThe Persian Expedition\u003c\/b\u003e, Thucydides' \u003cb\u003eThe Peloponnesian War\u003c\/b\u003e, and Plutarch's \u003cb\u003eLives\u003c\/b\u003e (under the title \u003cb\u003eFall of the Roman Republic\u003c\/b\u003e) and \u003cb\u003eMoral Essays\u003c\/b\u003e have been published in Penguin Classics.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMartin Marty\u003c\/b\u003e, one of today's most respected theologians, is professor emeritus at the University of Chicago, where the Martin Marty Center has been founded to promote public religion endeavors. His more than fifty books include \u003cb\u003eModern American Religion\u003c\/b\u003e. He is a winner of the National Book Award and was the first religion scholar to receive the National Humanities Medal.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.03 x 6.88 x 4.26 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 03, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47457817133234,"sku":"9780451531216","price":7.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/63972b62eb9e83db71498b4e943dfb8e.webp?v=1778884879","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/the-confessions-of-saint-augustine-paperback-5","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}