Book Description
A founding father of Western thought, by one of today's
renowned thinkers.
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, Garry
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 thought.
Penguin Lives pairs celebrated writers with famous
individuals who have shaped our thinking.