{"product_id":"the-confessions-david-meconi-9781586176839","title":"Confessions: Saint Augustine of Hippo","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Confessions\u003c\/i\u003e of Saint Augustine is considered one of the greatest Christian classics of all time. It is an extended poetic, passionate, intimate prayer that Augustine wrote as an autobiography sometime after his conversion, to confess his sins and proclaim God's goodness. Just as his first hearers were captivated by his powerful conversion story, so also have many millions been over the following sixteen centuries. His experience of God speaks to us across time with little need of transpositions. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis acclaimed new translation by Sister Maria Boulding, O.S.B., masterfully captures his experience, and is written in an elegant and flowing style. Her beautiful contemporary translation of the ancient \u003ci\u003eConfessions\u003c\/i\u003e makes the classic work more accessible to modern readers. Her translation combines the linguistic accuracy demanded by 4th-century Latin with the poetic power aimed at by Augustine, not as discernable in previous translations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Saint Augustine, David Vincent Meconi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1586176838\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781586176839\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ignatius Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/16\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 522\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.52lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.80h x 5.20w x 1.40d","brand":"Saint Augustine","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44051167346943,"sku":"9781586176839","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1f72ce0f-c2ea-4ba2-9565-9fec5e37175d.jpg?v=1685011489","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-confessions-david-meconi-9781586176839","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}