{"product_id":"on-the-happy-life-saint-augustine-9780300238525","title":"On the Happy Life: St. Augustine's Cassiciacum Dialogues, Volume 2 Volume 2","description":"\u003cb\u003eA fresh, new translation of Augustine's inaugural work as a Christian convert\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The first four works written by St. Augustine of Hippo after his conversion to Christianity are the \"Cassiciacum dialogues,\" which have influenced prominent thinkers from Boethius to Bernard Lonergan. In this second, brief dialogue, expertly translated by Michael Foley, Augustine and his mother, brother, son, and friends celebrate his thirty-second birthday by having a \"feast of words\" on the nature of happiness. They conclude that the truly happy life consists of \"having God\" through faith, hope, and charity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Saint Augustine\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0300238525\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780300238525\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Yale University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/25\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 232\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.70w x 0.90d","brand":"Saint Augustine","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46545635246335,"sku":"9780300238525","price":66.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_30a5cad6-2c94-41bb-9bb8-500fa0222131.jpg?v=1738182968","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/on-the-happy-life-saint-augustine-9780300238525","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}