{"product_id":"augustines-confessions-johannes-van-oort-9789004685888","title":"Augustine's Confessions: Ten Studies","description":"This book presents new interpretations of essential and well-known passages from Augustine's \u003ci\u003eConfessions\u003c\/i\u003e. In ten chapters, Augustinian specialist Johannes van Oort analyzes and explains many essential passages in the work from the background of Augustine's thorough knowledge of Manichaeism. This 'Gnostic' variant of Christianity exerted a great influence on the North African Augustine, as evidenced in his most famous and (arguably) most influential work. In a new light appear such figures as Monnica, Ponticianus, Lady Continence, the rather obscure African bishop who speaks of Augustine as \"a son of such tears\"; events such as the 'illustrious' pear theft, the coming of \"a glorious young man\" to dreaming Monnica, Augustine's dramatic conversion; basic features such as his concept of 'God', deep sense of (sexual) sin, highly influential reflections on memory, fundamental view of Christ as God's Right Hand and, perhaps most importantly, his mystical spirituality.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Johannes Van Oort\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 900468588X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9789004685888\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Brill\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/03\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 268\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Johannes Van Oort","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44616534458623,"sku":"9789004685888","price":134.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f5ff7860-c70e-4c94-a934-ad67a3ae96cc.jpg?v=1703020873","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/augustines-confessions-johannes-van-oort-9789004685888","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}