The Confessions: Saint Augustine (Works of Saint Augustine, a Translation for the 21st Century: Part 1- Books)

Garry Wills’s complete translation of Saint Augustine’s spiritual masterpiece—available now for the first time Garry Wills is an exceptionally gifted translator and one of our best writers on religion today. His bestselling translations of individual chapters of Saint Augustine’s Confessions have received widespread and glowing reviews. Now for the first time, Wills’s translation of the entire work is being published as a Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition. Removed by time and place but not by spiritual relevance, Augustine’s Confessions continues to influence contemporary religion, language, and thought. Reading with fresh, keen eyes, Wills brings his superb gifts of analysis and insight to this ambitious translation of the entire book. “[Wills] renders Augustine’s famous and influential text in direct language with all the spirited wordplay and poetic strength intact.”—Los Angeles Times“[Wills’s] translations . . . are meant to bring Augustine straight into our own minds; and they succeed. Well-known passages, over which my eyes have often gazed, spring to life again from Wills’s pages.”—Peter Brown, The New York Review of Books“Augustine flourishes in Wills’s hand.”—James Wood“A masterful synthesis of classical philosophy and scriptural erudition.”—Chicago Tribune In 1990, New City Press, in conjunction with the Augustinian Heritage Institute, began the project known as: The Works of Saint Augustine, A Translation for the 21st Century. The plan is to translate and publish all 132 works of Saint Augustine, his entire corpus into modern English. This represents the first time in which The Works of Saint Augustine will all be translated into English. Many existing translations were often archaic or faulty, and the scholarship was outdated. New City Press is proud to offer the best modern translations available. The Works of Saint Augustine, A Translation for the 21st Century will be translated into 49 published books. To date, 41 books have been published by NCP containing 93 of The Works of Saint Augustine, A Translation for the 21st Century. Augustine's writings are useful to anyone interested in patristics, church history, theology and Western civilization. -- Publisher Heresies, Memorandum To Augustine, To Orosius In Refutation Of The Priscillianists And Origenists, Arian Sermon, Answer To An Arian Sermon, Debate With Maximinus, Answer To Maximinus, Answer To An Enemy Of The Law And The Prophets / Heresies -- Memorandum To Augustine -- To Orosius In Refutation Of The Priscillianists And Origenists -- Arian Sermon -- Answer To An Arian Sermon -- Debate With Maximinus -- Answer To Maximinus -- Answer To An Enemy Of The Law And The Prophets. [saint Augustine] ; Introduction, Translation And Notes, Roland J. Teske ; Editor, John E. Rotelle. ... Translation Of Six Works Of Augustine ... All Dealing With ... Heresy, Along With Two Works By Other Authors To Which Augustine Is Replying.--p. 11. Augustinian Heritage Institute. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. pt. 1, v. 1. The confessions pt. 1, v. 5. The Trinity pt. 1, v. 11. Teaching Christianity pt. 1, v. 25 pt. 3, v. 1. Sermons on the Old Testament, 1-19 pt. 3, v. 2. Sermons on the Old Testament, 20-50 pt. 3, v. 3. Sermons on the New Testament, 51-94 pt. 3, v. 4. Sermons on the New Testament, 94A-147A pt. 3, v. 5. Sermons on the New Testament, 148-183 pt. 3, v. 6. Sermons on the liturgical seasons, 184-229 pt. 3, v. 7. Sermons on the liturgical seasons, 230-272B pt. 3, v. 8. Sermons on the saints, 273-305A pt. 3, v. 9. Sermons on the saints, 306-340A v. 10. Sermons on various subjects, 341-400. "As the psalms are a microcosm of the Old Testament, so the Expositions of the Psalms can be seen as a microcosm of Augustinian thought. In the Book of Psalms are to be found the history of the people of Israel, the theology and spirituality of the Old Covenant, and a treasury of human experience expressed in prayer and poetry. So too does the work of expounding the psalms recapitulate and focus the experiences of Augustine's personal life, his theological reflections and his pastoral concerns as Bishop of Hippo."--Publisher's website

This volume presents the Latin text of one of the great classics of Christian literature, accompanied by a useful commentary.

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Presents an English translation of Saint Augustine's "Confessions" in which the fourth-century bishop reflects on his faith and reveals his sins i (1) 'You are great, Lord, and highly to be praised (Ps. 47: 2): great is your power and your wisdom is immeasurable' (Ps. 146:5).