The Young Augustine

by John J. O'Meara

Overview

When The First Edition Of The Young Augustine appeared several decades ago, it received an enthusiastic reception and heralded a new era in Augustinian studies. Since then its reputation has grown and it is now accepted as a standard work which no one seriously interested in Augustine can afford to leave unread. Augustine's formative years, up to his conversion, present a formidable task for a biographer: his was a complex personality blending strong sensual, spiritual and intellectual traits. He was most certainly a child of his era, an age so difficult to understand and appreciate. Professor O'Meara, with his vast knowledge of the man and his times, has presented a readable and balanced portrait of Augustine as a young man; and his work gives us a clearer understanding of one of the towering figures in the history of Christendom

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780818908330
Publisher:	Alba House
Publication date:	01/28/2001
Edition description:	REVISED
Pages:	256
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.20(h) x 0.60(d)

Table of Contents

	Note To The Second Revised Edition	vii
	Foreword	ix
	Introductory Note: The Confessions	xv
I.	Birth-Place	1
II.	Early Training	15
III.	Adolescence	31
IV.	Manicheism	47
V.	The Ardent Manichee And His Friends	67
VI.	The Successful Rhetor And His Doubts	81
VII.	Mood Of Scepticism	97
VIII.	Ambrose And Ambition	109
IX.	Neo-Platonism For The Few: The Ascent Of The Soul	125
X.	Neo-Platonism For The Many: The Universal Way	139
XI.	Submission Of Intellect	155
XII.	Submission Of Will	175
	Epilogue	195
	Select Bibliography	217
	Index	221