Augustine the Reader: Meditation, Self-Knowledge, and the Ethics of Interpretation

by Brian Stock

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Stock displays an enviable and intimate knowledge of the text of Augustine, above all of his Confessions and, as the book progresses, of the De Trinitate.

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Beginning with The Confessions and continuing through his other writings, this is a singular account of Augustine's moral and spiritual development via reading. A fascinating and engaging explanation of Augustine's writings.

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