Collected together for the first time are the masterworks of Saint Augustine, the "Confessions" and "City of God", as well as the excellent biography "Saint Augustine" by Louis Bertrand, which serves as the perfect introduction to this critical theologian/philosopher.
Augustine is one of the most essential writers of the early 5th century. As the Roman Empire in the west settles into decay and the so-called barbarian hordes mass along the imperial frontiers, the still-young Christian Church is coming to grips with the newfound power it wields as the state religion of the empire, and within that empire, a flower of brilliance blossoms, named Augustine...
