{"product_id":"9780674994522","title":"City of God, Volume I : Books 1-3 by Augustine","description":"A Church Father's theological citadel.   Aurelius   Augustine (AD  354-430), one of the most important figures in the   development of  western Christianity and philosophy, was the son of a   pagan, Patricius  of Tagaste, and his Christian wife, Monnica. While   studying to become a  rhetorician, he plunged into a turmoil of   philosophical and  psychological doubts, leading him to Manichaeism. In   383 he moved to  Rome and then Milan to teach rhetoric. Despite  exploring  classical  philosophical systems, especially skepticism and   Neoplatonism, his  studies of Paul's letters with his friend Alypius,  and  the preaching of  Bishop Ambrose, led in 386 to his momentous  conversion  from mixed  beliefs to Christianity. He soon returned to  Tagaste and  founded a  religious community, and in 395 or 396 became  bishop of Hippo.   From Augustine's large output the Loeb Classical Library offers that great autobiography the Confessions (in two volumes); On the City of God   (seven volumes), which unfolds God's action in the progress of the   world's history, and propounds the superiority of Christian beliefs over   pagan in adversity; and a selection of Letters which are important for the study of ecclesiastical theologians.\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Hardback","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56294358843765,"sku":"9780674994522","price":24.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780674994522.jpg?v=1762763217","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/9780674994522","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}