{"product_id":"the-confessions-of-saint-augustine-richard-severson-9780313299957","title":"The Confessions of Saint Augustine: An Annotated Bibliography of Modern Criticism, 1888-1995","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe modern scholarly verdict about the \u003ci\u003eConfessions\u003c\/i\u003e has been nothing short of sensational. This work documents the story of 20th-century criticism and praise for Augustine's classic, an ancient text that has grown in stature like few other Western classics. Disciplines such as psychology, literature, and religion, plus many others, all claim it as their own. The first chapter of this study puts modern \u003ci\u003eConfessions\u003c\/i\u003e scholarship into historical context. The other chapters are devoted to autobiographical studies, literary influences, philosophical interpretations, psychology, spirituality, and theological themes. Of interest to scholars and students in many disciplines. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAt the end of the 19th century a new critical spirit of inquiry and scholarship helped to change how we think about religious texts. The new criticism uncovered problems with Augustine's \u003ci\u003eConfessions\u003c\/i\u003e; he may have dramatized events concerning his conversion to Christianity, for example. Yet, this work has proved to be relevant in the 20th century like few other ancient texts. That such variegated attention has been devoted to it is testimony to Augustine's enduring legacy. His stature in Western civilization is of the first order, comparable to Homer and Virgil, Plato and Aristotle, Moses and Paul.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Richard Severson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0313299951\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780313299957\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Greenwood\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/25\/1996\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 168\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.91lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.44d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChristianity Today\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2014 pg. 70","brand":"Richard Severson","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48013728088319,"sku":"9780313299957","price":44.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0eba0947-a31d-4c28-b039-7460f216c119.jpg?v=1767744397","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-confessions-of-saint-augustine-richard-severson-9780313299957","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}