Augustine

<p>Saint Augustine -- the celebrated theologian who served as Bishop of Hippo from 396 C.E. until his death in 430 C.E. -- is widely regarded as one of the most influential thinkers in the Western world. His autobiography <em>Confessions</em> remains among the most important religious writings in the Christian tradition. In this eye-opening and eminently readable biography renowned historical scholar James J. O'Donnell picks up where Augustine himself left off to offer a fascinating in-depth portrait of an unparalleled politician writer and churchman in a time of uncertainty and religious turmoil.</p><p>Augustine is a triumphant chronicle of an extraordinary life that is certain to surprise and enlighten even those who believed they knew the complex and remarkable man of God.</p>