Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
This short book contains sixty-two prayers and readings (one each morning and evening for a month). It will help readers to steep themselves in the writings and thoughts of this favorite saint, and the introduction will introduce Saint Augustine's particular appeal. The special angle unique to this series of books is the way they accompany the reader on a month-long journey with a favorite saint or writer.
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Spend a month in the company of St Augustine, with sixty-two reflections to enrich your mornings and evenings. ' The Confessions] has a perennial power to speak, even though written virtually sixteen centuries ago.' - Henry Chadwick, translator of The Confessions (Oxford World's Classics) Praise for the A Month with series: 'This series helps us to be properly nurtured by the living, radical Christian tradition of faith.' - Mark Oakley, author and Chancellor of St Paul's Cathedral, London St Augustine of Hippo was a Father of the Church. His fourth-century autobiographical work, The Confessions, continues to inspire many people.
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Saint Augustine of Hippo has inspired many people through his autobiographical work, The Confessions. These include the famous account of the conversion to Christianity of this man who went on to become a priest, bishop, and one of the fathers of the church. This short book contains sixty-two prayers and readings (one each morning and evening for a month). It will help readers to steep themselves in the writings and thoughts of this favorite saint, and the introduction will introduce Saint Augustine's particular appeal. The special angle unique to this series of books is the way they accompany the reader on a month-long journey with a favorite saint or writer.