{"product_id":"saint-augustine-a-life-9780143035985","title":"Saint Augustine: A Life","description":"\u003cb\u003eLook out for a new book from Garry Wills, \u003ci\u003eWhat The Qur'an Meant\u003c\/i\u003e, coming fall 2017. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePulitzer Prize winner Garry Wills brings the same fresh scholarship, lively prose, and critical appreciation that characterize his well-known books on religion and American history to this outstanding biography of one of the most influential Christian philosophers.\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSaint Augustine\u003c\/b\u003e follows its subject from his youth in fourth-century Africa to his conversion and subsequent development as a theologian. It challenges the widely held misconceptions about Augustine's sexual excesses and shows how, in embracing classical philosophy, Augustine managed to enlist \"pagan authors\" in the defense of Christianity. The result is a biography that makes a spiritual ancestor feel like our contemporary.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/01\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780143035985\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.06h x 5.04w x 0.47d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eIngram Advance\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2005 pg. 24\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Garry Wills","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43049403580597,"sku":"9780143035985","price":20.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_aacdb26e-b446-499a-94c3-781aa5df50ac.jpg?v=1689689214","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/saint-augustine-a-life-9780143035985","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}