{"product_id":"saint-augustine-garry-wills-9780143035985","title":"Saint Augustine: A Life","description":"\u003cb\u003eLook out for a new book from Garry Wills, \u003ci\u003eWhat The Qur'an Meant\u003c\/i\u003e, coming fall 2017. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePulitzer Prize winner Garry Wills brings the same fresh scholarship, lively prose, and critical appreciation that characterize his well-known books on religion and American history to this outstanding biography of one of the most influential Christian philosophers.\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSaint Augustine\u003c\/b\u003e follows its subject from his youth in fourth-century Africa to his conversion and subsequent development as a theologian. It challenges the widely held misconceptions about Augustine's sexual excesses and shows how, in embracing classical philosophy, Augustine managed to enlist \"pagan authors\" in the defense of Christianity. The result is a biography that makes a spiritual ancestor feel like our contemporary.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Garry Wills\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0143035983\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780143035985\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/01\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.06h x 5.04w x 0.47d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIngram Advance\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2005 pg. 24","brand":"Garry Wills","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43946224484607,"sku":"9780143035985","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_0e7b366e-eef6-4e42-9ca8-69f92e35662f.jpg?v=1681512107","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/saint-augustine-garry-wills-9780143035985","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}