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Augustine’s responses to conflicts within the North African church remain surprisingly relevant to contemporary crises in Catholicism. His writings contain his mature thought on the nature of the sacraments, the morality of the clergy, and the importance of mercy and charity in maintaining church unity.
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This volume contains: Questions on the Heptateuch, Expressions in the Heptateuch, Notes on Job, and Answer to the Jews.
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In this classic work Augustine is engaged in a personal quest; he is ‘looking for God’, and of course inviting his readers to join him in the search.
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This volume contains The Sermon on the Mount (De sermone Domini in monte), Agreement Among the Evangelists (De consensu evangelistarum), Questions on the Gospels (Quaestiones evangeliorum), and Seventeen Questions on Matthew (Quaestiones XVII in Matthaeum). VIEW IN PAPERBACK EDITION
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Books 11-22 offer Augustine's Christian view of history, including the Christian view of human destiny. The Index for Books 1-22 is included. VIEW IN PAPERBACK EDITION
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Books 1-10 contain Augustine's critique of the Roman religious, political, and intellectual tradition explaining that Rome's traditional gods were neither able to provide happiness in this life nor in the life to come. VIEW IN PAPERBACK EDITION
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Augustine undertook this greatest piece of writing with the conviction that God wanted him to make this confession. The book in fact is an extended poetic, passionate and intimate prayer. Second Edition includes an annotated bibliography by William Harmless, SJ. VIEW IN PAPERBACK EDITION
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The passages contained in this book are the fruit of a life lived in contemplation, prayer, sacrifice and community living. They bring us back to what is essential in the spiritual life.
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Composed in his old age, Augustine reviews nearly all his writings, summarizing, correcting, and even expressing regret on occasion. Includes an appendix with the Indiculus of Possidius.
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The author affirms that beyond the shallow ‘values’ of the everyday world lies true meaning which makes life fulfilling, ecstatic and liberating.
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This volume of the first 40 homilies are masterpieces not only of theological profundity but also of pastoral engagement. VIEW IN PAPERBACK EDITION
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99 words to live by. In these few inspired words, Chiara Lubich expresses clearly the fundamental elements of her spirituality, a spirituality of unity, of communion, which has touched the lives of millions of people in every corner of the world.
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Saint Augustine's ten homilies on the First Epistle of John are among his greatest and most influential works. John and Augustine both develop the same central theme of love, exploring its meaning and implications. VIEW IN PAPERBACK EDITION
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This volume contains three books: Miscellany of Eighty-Three Questions, Miscellany of Questions in Response to Simplician, and Eight Questions of Dulcitius.
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This selection of writings on the theme of Christmas can be used for personal reflection, or as a useful resource for carol services and Christmas concerts. The contributors include: Karl Rahner, Leonardo Boff, Hildegard of Bingen, Helder Camara and many others.
