AUGUSTINE: Earlier Writings And AUGUSTINE: Later Writings Selected And Translated With Introductions By J.H.S. Burleigh & John Burnaby ~ TWO VOLUME SET

Augustine & J.H.S. Burleigh & John Burnaby (translators)

ISBN 10: 066424162X / ISBN 13: 9780664241629

Edité par Philadelphia PA. MCMLIII (1953). Westminster Press / Library Of Christian Classsics ~ Ichthus Edition, 1953

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black & orange illustrated trade paperback soft cover 8vos. fine cond. bindings square & tight. spines uncreased. covers clean. cover of Vol. 2 (later writings) is a little rubbed, has a nick on the foredge. edges clean. contents free of markings. first printings (#1 in # lines of both) of this edition. nice clean set of two volumes. no library markings, store stamps, stickers, bookplates, no names, inking , underlining, remainder markings etc ~. as follows: Volume 1 (Earlier Writings, translated by Burleigh). 413p. bibliography. general index. biblical references (index) / Volume 2 (Later Writings, translated By Burnaby). 359p. selected bibliography. general index. biblical references (index). religion. theology. history of christianity. biography. ancient literature. ~ AUGUSTINE: EARLIER WRITINGS : These are Augustine's writings from the time of his conversion to Christianity in A.D. 386 until he became Bishop of Hippo in 395~396. Included are eight of the most important treatises from this period in which Augustine's Christian position was being formulated: The Soliloquies; The Teacher; On Free Will; Of True Religion; The Usefulness of Belief; The Nature of the Good; Faith and the Creed; and To Simplician ~ on Various Questions. Book I. With each work is Augustine's own review of it in the Retractations, and a brief Introduction. ~ AUGUSTINE: LATER WORKS: "Three main subjects are discussed in this volume. The first is Augustine's classic work on the Trinity. In this work we see Augustine at his best. 'On the Spirit and the Letter' is the subject of the second section. It gives a positive statement of Augustine's understanding of Paul. 'Homilies on the First Epistle of St. John' is the subject of the third division. The messages of this third division exhibit Augustine's powers as a preacher. These three masterpieces make stimulating reading." ~ Southern Presbyterian [isbns 066424162X & 0664241654].

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• Titre: AUGUSTINE: Earlier Writings And AUGUSTINE: Later Writings Selected And Translated With Introductions By J.H.S. Burleigh & John Burnaby ~ TWO VOLUME SET
• Éditeur: Philadelphia PA. MCMLIII (1953). Westminster Press / Library Of Christian Classsics ~ Ichthus Edition
• Date de parution: 1953
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 066424162X
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9780664241629
• Reliure: Couverture souple
• Catalogues du vendeur:
  • theology
  • philosophy
  • history of christianity

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These are Augustine's writings from the time of his conversion to Christianity in AD 386 until he became Bishop of Hippo in 395-396. Included are eight of the most important treatises from this period in which Augustine's Christian position was being formulated. With each work is a brief introduction and Augustine's own review of the treatise.

Long recognized for the quality of its translations, introductions, explanatory notes, and indexes, the Library of Christian Classics provides scholars and students with modern English translations of some of the most significant Christian theological texts in history. Through these works--each written prior to the end of the sixteenth century--contemporary readers are able to engage the ideas that have shaped Christian theology and the church through the centuries.

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J. H. S. Burleigh served as Dean of the Faculty of Divinity and Professor of Ecclesiastical History at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland He authored a number of books, including Church History of Scotland.