Augustine of Hippo: A Biography (Brown)
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. Brown reviews the changes in scholarship about Augustine since the 1960s. A personal as well as a scholarly fascination infuse the book-length epilogue and notes that Brown has added to his acclaimed portrait of the bishop of Hippo.
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. Brown reviews the changes in scholarship about Augustine since the 1960s. A personal as well as a scholarly fascination infuse the book-length epilogue and notes that Brown has added to his acclaimed portrait of the bishop of Hippo.
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. Brown reviews the changes in scholarship about Augustine since the 1960s. A personal as well as a scholarly fascination infuse the book-length epilogue and notes that Brown has added to his acclaimed portrait of the bishop of Hippo.