{"product_id":"the-confessions-of-st-augustine-9781557256959","title":"The Confessions of St. Augustine","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe first autobiography ever written, and one of the most profound testaments of faith, ever.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"This book is the masterpiece from which all other Christian memoirs flow. Augustine's astonishing story remains as fresh as it did when he wrote it in the late fourth century. \u003ci\u003eThe Confessions\u003c\/i\u003e still speaks with a clear, vivid and altogether distinctive voice to believers and seekers searching for the One who will give rest to their restless hearts.\" --James Martin, SJ, author of \u003ci\u003eMy Life with the Saints\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSt. Augustine of Hippo\u003c\/b\u003e (354-430) \u003cb\u003ewas a one of the most important figures in the development of Western Christianity. After a series of personal crises, and years of serious study and debate, he converted to Christianity and eventually became the Bishop of Hippo, in northern Africa. His two masterpieces, \u003ci\u003eThe Confessions\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe City of God\u003c\/i\u003e are two of the most-read Christian classics in history. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eFr. Mark Henninger\u003c\/b\u003e has been teaching \u003ci\u003eThe Confessions\u003c\/i\u003e for decades as the Edward Martin Chair of Medieval Philosophy, Georgetown University.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Paraclete Press (MA)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50382420771090,"sku":"9781557256959","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_636feb07-d26d-492a-8547-293bf4011fe5.jpg?v=1773737589","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-confessions-of-st-augustine-9781557256959","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}