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- This classic biography was first published thirty years ago and has since established itself as the standard account of Saint Augustine's life and teaching.
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| AUGUSTINE: A NEW BIOGRAPHY By James J. O’Donnell Ecco-HarperCollins, 396 pages, $26.95 | |
| SAINT AUGUSTINE'S CONVERSION By Garry Wills Viking, 144 pages, $23.95 |
Reviewed by MAUREEN TILLEY
Augustine’s paean to the truth of God reads: “O Beauty ever ancient, ever new.” Now what new can be said of this dead man of late antiquity? Readers have had a series of biographies of Augustine (356-430), bishop of Hippo and saint of Western Christianity, beginning with Possidius of Calama, his younger contemporary (died about 440), through the masterful biographies by Peter Brown and Serge Lancel. So why another biography? Is there really anything new?
Yes and no.
In the last half-century, scholars have discovered materials only recently attributed to Augustine. Dr. Brown handled them in an appendix to his second edition of Augustine: A Biography. Dr. Lancel integrated them throughout his text. A respected scholar of Augustine, James J. O’Donnell makes use of
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GREAT THINKERS Augustine
O’Donnell, James. Augustine: A New Biography. New York: Ecco, 2005.
From the Publisher:
“Saint Augustine — the celebrated theologian who served as Bishop of Hippo from 396 C.E. until his death in 430 C.E. — is widely regarded as one of the most influential thinkers in the Western world. His autobiography, Confessions, remains among the most important religious writings in the Christian tradition. In this eye-opening and eminently readable biography, renowned historical scholar James J. O’Donnell picks up where Augustine himself left off to offer a fascinating, in-depth portrait of an unparalleled politician, writer, and churchman in a time of uncertainty and religious turmoil.
Augustine is a triumphant chronicle of an extraordinary life that is certain to surprise and enlighten even those who believed they knew the complex and remarkable man of God.”
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Augustine of Hippo
Christian theologian and philosopher (354–430)
"Augustine", "Saint Augustine", and "Augustinus" redirect here. For other uses, see Augustine (disambiguation), Saint Augustine (disambiguation), and Augustinus (disambiguation).
Saint Augustine of Hippo | |
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Saint Augustin by Philippe de Champaigne, c. 1645 | |
| Born | Aurelius Augustinus 13 November 354 Thagaste, Numidia Cirtensis, Roman Empire |
| Died | 28 August 430 (aged 75) Hippo Regius, Numidia Cirtensis, Western Roman Empire |
| Resting place | Pavia, Italy |
| Venerated in | All Christian denominations which venerate saints |
| Canonized | Pre-Congregation |
| Major shrine | San Pietro in Ciel d'Oro, Pavia, Italy |
| Feast | |
| Attributes | Crozier, mitre, young child, book, small church, flaming or pierced heart[1] |
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| Era | |
| Region | Western philosophy |
| School | |
| Notable students | Paul Orosius Prosper of Aquitaine |
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| Source(s):[21] | |
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