{"product_id":"confessions-saint-augustine-of-hippo-9781586176839","title":"Confessions: Saint Augustine of Hippo","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Confessions\u003c\/i\u003e of Saint Augustine is considered one of the greatest Christian classics of all time. It is an extended poetic, passionate, intimate prayer that Augustine wrote as an autobiography sometime after his conversion, to confess his sins and proclaim God's goodness. Just as his first hearers were captivated by his powerful conversion story, so also have many millions been over the following sixteen centuries. His experience of God speaks to us across time with little need of transpositions. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis acclaimed new translation by Sister Maria Boulding, O.S.B., masterfully captures his experience, and is written in an elegant and flowing style. Her beautiful contemporary translation of the ancient \u003ci\u003eConfessions\u003c\/i\u003e makes the classic work more accessible to modern readers. Her translation combines the linguistic accuracy demanded by 4th-century Latin with the poetic power aimed at by Augustine, not as discernable in previous translations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSaint Augustine\u003c\/b\u003e (354-430) was a theologian, philosopher, and the bishop of Hippo, in present-day Algeria. His writings influenced the development of Western philosophy and Christianity. He is a Doctor of the Church.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFr. David Vincent Meconi, S.J., \u003c\/b\u003ea professor of theology at Saint Louis University, is the editor of \u003ci\u003eHomiletic and Pastoral Review\u003c\/i\u003e. He has published widely in early Church theology and broader Catholic issues, most recently the\u003ci\u003e Annotated Confessions of Saint Augustine\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003e The One Christ: St. Augustine's Theology of Deification\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Ignatius Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50610374705426,"sku":"9781586176839","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_9a036a4f-c083-431b-ae8e-720c746aa538.jpg?v=1732340925","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/confessions-saint-augustine-of-hippo-9781586176839","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}