Augustine: Conversions to Confessions

by Robin Lane Fox

Book Overview

"This narrative of the first half of Augustine's life conjures the intellectual and social milieu of the late Roman Empire with a Proustian relish for detail." -- New York Times

In Augustine, celebrated historian Robin Lane Fox follows Augustine of Hippo on his journey to the writing of his Confessions. Unbaptized, Augustine indulged in a life of lust before finally confessing and converting. Lane Fox recounts Augustine's sexual...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0465022278
• ISBN13: 9780465022274
• Release Date: November 2015
• Publisher: Basic Books
• Length: 688 Pages
• Weight: 2.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.2" x 6.1" x 9.3"