Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers: First Series Volume I - the Confessions and Letters of St. Augustine

Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers: First Series Volume I - the Confessions and Letters of St. Augustine
ISBN-10
1602065918
ISBN-13
9781602065918
Series
Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers
Category
Religion
Pages
636
Language
English
Published
2007-05-01
Publisher
Cosimo, Inc.
Author
Philip Schaff

Description

"The Council of Nicaea in 325 AD marked the beginning of a new era in Christianity. For the first time, doctrines were organized into a single creed. The Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers did most of their writing during and after this important event in Church history. Unlike the previous era of Christian writing, the Nicene and Post-Nicene era is dominated by a few very important and prolific writers. In Volume I of the 14-volume collected writings of the Nicenes and Post-Nicenes (first published between 1886 and 1889), readers will discover some of the writings of Saint Augustine, recognized as a great religious figure by many Christian sects. He is the patron of the Augustinian monks, who live their lives according to the values found in Augustines writings. In the Confessions, Augustine speaks honestly about his sins as a youth and the saving grace he discovered when he found God. In the Letters, the true personality of Augustine shines through. He is one of the major theological resources of his time, and so through his correspondences, audiences can see what issues plagued the newly unified Christian religion and come to know the man who helped shape Western religion as we know it."

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