On Augustine
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| Rating | : | 4.13 (503 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1543625207 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 242 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-06-21 |
| Language | : | English |
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"St Augustine made new and fresh" according to David A. Novak. Anything written by Rowan Williams runs high on my theological and liturgical meter. I have not digested the entire book; it is weighty matter. But I recommend it to anyone with an interest in St Augustine. William's sermon, which appears at the end of the book, is a marvel. I am grateful to him for the new insights that he offers and for helping me to listen to Augustine in a fresh way.. I have only dipped into it so far and discovered Amazon Customer I have only dipped into it so far and discovered that I have to read more widely in order to get background and context. If you want to think read this book and find valuable insights into your own spiritual growth. I look forward to grappling with the work. An Inside View Avid reader Williams is probably the best-known elder statesman of the Church of England, a distinguished Oxbridge professor, an immensely prolific writer, and a learned scholar of Augustine. Quite a resume—and this book lives up to it. It is a collection of essays and even a sermon that W. effectively connected into an overarching interpretation. That most chapters are devoted to the discussion of just one of Augustine’s major works helps to sustain clarity and focus. But reader beware: Even those with considerable theological (or philosophical) grounding will often find this book tough sledding. W
This is a book that I have been waiting all my adult life to read - though I did not realise it Again and again, I put this book down and wished that it were compulsory reading for all those who, in our public forum, think that they are engaging in intelligible conversations when they are merely mouthing sounds. * Lewis Ayres, Professor of Catholic and Historical Theology, University of Durham * Augustine provides us with the proper foundation for a thought-through faith. * Catholic Herald * Rowan Williams is
After ten years as Archbishop of Canterbury, he became Master of Magdalene College, Cambridge, in 2013, and is internationally well-known as a theologian, poet and commentator on current affairs. . Rowan Williams was Professor of Divinity at Oxford before becoming Bishop of Monmouth in 1992
Since his retirement as Archbishop of Canterbury and his return to academic life (Master of Magdalene College Cambridge), Rowan Williams has demonstrated a massive new surge of intellectual energy. St Augustine not only shaped the development of Western theology, he also made a major contribution to political theory (The City of God) and, through his Confessions, to the understanding of human psychology. Rowan Williams has an entirely fresh perspective on these matters, and the chapter titles in this new audiobook demonstrate this at a glance - 'Language Reality and Desire', 'Politics and the Soul', 'Paradoxes of Self Knowledge', 'Insubstantial Evil'. As with his previous titles, Dostoevsky, The Edge of Words and Faith in the Public Square, this new study is sure to be a major contribution on a compelling subject.. In this new audiobook, he turns his attention to St Augustine