"On the Happy Life" by Saint Augustine

On the Happy Life St. Augustine's Cassiciacum Dialogues, Volume 2 Saint Augustine, Michael P. Foley

Format:
Hardback
Publication date:
13 Aug 2019
ISBN:
9780300238525
Imprint:
Yale University Press
Dimensions:
232 pages: 210 x 140 x 19mm
Sales territories:
World

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A fresh, new translation of Augustine’s inaugural work as a Christian convert

The first four works written by St. Augustine of Hippo after his conversion to Christianity are the “Cassiciacum dialogues,” which have influenced prominent thinkers from Boethius to Bernard Lonergan. In this second, brief dialogue, expertly translated by Michael Foley, Augustine and his mother, brother, son, and friends celebrate his thirty-second birthday by having a “feast of words” on the nature of happiness. They conclude that the truly happy life consists of “having God” through faith, hope, and charity.

Michael P. Foley is associate professor of patristics at Baylor University. He is the author or editor of several books, including Frank Sheed’s translation of Augustine’s Confessions.

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