{"product_id":"sermons-to-the-people-advent-christmas-new-year-epiphany-9780385503112","title":"Sermons to the People: Advent, Christmas, New Year, Epiphany","description":"\u003cb\u003eA superb new translation brings the words of Augustine the preacher stirringly to life  \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen the great Saint Augustine was called from his country home to become Bishop of Hippo in the fourth century, his new responsibilities took him away from the solitude of his writing and into the glare of the public eye. The author of two of the greatest works of religious literature, \u003ci\u003eConfessions\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eCity of God\u003c\/i\u003e, Augustine became a shepherd to the people, inspiring and enlightening them with his sermons. His skills as a speaker were as great-if not greater-than his skills as a writer. According to his friend Possidius, \"Those who read what Augustine wrote on the divine topics do get something out of them. But those who saw and heard him in person-they were the ones who got heaven and Earth.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eSermons to the People \u003c\/i\u003ecollects the homilies on the liturgical seasons of the Church Saint Augustine delivered over the course of his lifetime. This Image edition includes the first sermons in that vast collection: from Advent, Christmas, New Year's, and the Epiphany. Newly translated by William Griffin, they address timeless concerns, including the problems of materialism and the intellectual difficulties of faith. Griffin renders the sermons with such immediacy, it is as though he had been present when Augustine spoke to his flock.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHenry William Griffin\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer, editor, translator, and journalist living in Alexandria, Louisiana. He has most recently translated \u003ci\u003eThe Imitation of Christ \u003c\/i\u003eand has also done major biographical work on C. S. Lewis and Billy Graham.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Random House Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50323969278226,"sku":"9780385503112","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_4e9334e0-086a-446f-b1fc-c4dfab37cfc0.jpg?v=1727663007","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/sermons-to-the-people-advent-christmas-new-year-epiphany-9780385503112","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}