For over forty years, Leland Ryken has championed and modeled a Christian liberal arts education. His scholarship and commitment to integrating faith with learning in the classroom have influenced thousands of students who have sat under his winsome teaching. Published in honor of Professor Ryken and presented on the occasion of his retirement from Wheaton College, this compilation carries on his legacy of applying a Christian liberal arts education to all areas of life.Five sectio...

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 provide...

Augustine was the son of wealthy parents and born in Northern Africa. He was educated in Africa and sought a teaching career in Rome. Eventually he relocated to Milan and met his mentor and great friend Ambrose. After his mother and son died, he returned to Africa, donated much of his inheritance to the church, and worked as a priest. He was named the Bishop of Hippo and wrote many theses that influenced the direction of the growth of the Christian Church.

We admire these men for their greatness, but the truth is Augustine grappled with sexual passions, Martin Luther struggled to control his tongue, and John Calvin fought the battle of faith with worldly weapons. Yet each of these men will always be remembered for the messages they declared—messages that still resound today.John Piper explores these men’s lives, integrating Augustine’s delight in God with Luther’s emphasis on the Word and Calvin’s exposition of scripture. Through the...

Boulding's fresh new translation of this classic captures the essence of Augustine's struggle to integrate faith and understanding as his heart seeks to rest in God. Publishers Weekly RBL Augustine's Confessions has been much translated: but it is no exaggeration to say that Sister Maria Boulding's version is of different level of excellence from practically anything else on the market. Rowan Williams Archbishop of Canterbury.

City of God is an enduringly significant work in the history of Christian thought, by one of its central figuresWritten as an eloquent defence of the faith at a time when the Roman Empire was on the brink of collapse, this great theological and philosophical work by St Augustine, bishop of Hippo, examines the ancient pagan religions of Rome, the arguments of the Greek philosophers and the revelations of the Bible. Pointing the way forward to a citizenship that transcends w...

The definitive compendium of Cavadini’s essays on AugustineVisioning Augustine offers readers an expertly selected collection of essays exploring the text and history of the theology of Saint Augustine. Prominent scholar and essayist, John Cavadini, offers modern audiences an innovative framework for understanding Augustine, integrating articles and essays on significant texts, historical and contemporary perspectives and insights into Augustine’s developm...

St. Johns County and St. Augustine are some of the earliest settled areas in the United States, and both are home to fascinating history. The area's story is filled with tales from Native Americans, early European settlers and modern-day Floridians. In some places, the habitants of those historical moments have remained. From the Castillo de San Marcos to the Huguenot Cemetery and the authentic old drugstore, the city and the county are filled with fascinating and terrifying stories of lin...

《至高喜乐的传承》讲述了奥古斯丁、路德和加尔文的生平和侍奉。派博牧师视角独特，他没有着力讲述三位圣徒的伟大成就，而是透过他们的软弱，展现了上帝的恩典和荣耀如何贯穿他们的侍奉，帮助他们胜过生命中的瑕疵。因恩典的大能，奥古斯丁摆脱了情欲的捆绑，发现了“至高喜乐”；路德不断研读圣言；加尔文则毕生传讲上帝的话语。这三位圣徒的生命见证至今仍然向我们说话，他们的不完全告诉我们：尽管我们有许多瑕疵，这些瑕疵却无法拦阻上帝使用我们。

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Saint Augustine writes in the prologue to his homilies on the divine first epistle of Blessed John that these words ought to be "as oil upon flame" to us when we read these Scriptures. In ten short homilies, Augustine dispenses to us wisdom and understanding from this sacred text in words that were designed to be spoken to and listened to by laymen in the Church. For the first time in history, we now can listen to these divine utterance...

Saint Augustine of Hippo (354–430 CE) stands as one of the most influential figures in the history of Christianity and Western philosophy. His theological vision helped shape the doctrinal foundations of both Catholic and Protestant traditions, particularly through his profound reflections on grace, free will, original sin, and the nature of the Church. Augustine's life—a journey from youthful hedonism and philosophical inquiry to devout Christian bishop—mirrors the spiritual transformatio...

This volume brings into dialogue the ancient wisdom of Augustine of Hippo, a bishop of the early Christian Church of the fourth and fifth centuries, with contemporary theologians and ethicists on the topic of the environment and humanity’s place in and responsibility to it. The contributors vary widely in their estimation of how sustained and useful such a dialogue might be, from outright dismissal of the church father to extended speculation with him and in his spirit. Their conclusions i...