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Confessions
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Augustine tells of his wrestlings to master his sexual drive, his rare ascent from a humble Algerian farm to the edge of the corridors of high power at the imperial court of Milan, and his renunciation of secular ambition and marriage as he recovered the faith that his mother had taught him. It was in a Milan garden that Augustine finally achieved the act of will to Christian conversion, which he compared to a lazy man in bed finally deciding it is time to get up and face the day.
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Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
311
Release Date:
2009-02-15
Publication Date:
2009-02-15
Publisher:
Oxford University Press
Languages:
Original:
English
ISBN10:
0199537828
ISBN13:
9780199537822
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
Weight:
250 g
Height:
129 cm
Width:
197 cm
Thickness:
17 cm
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