On the Happy Life : St. Augustine's Cassiciacum Dialogues, Volume 2 / Saint Augustine.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Augustine, Saint, Author.

Contributor:

Foley, Michael P.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Salvation--Christianity--History of doctrines.

Salvation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (227 pages)

Place of Publication:

New Haven, CT : Yale University Press, [2019]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

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.

Contents:

Frontmatter

CONTENTS

Preface

Acknowledgments

Translation Key

General Introduction to the Cassiciacum Dialogues

INTRODUCTION

COMMENTARY

Time Line: The Probable Chronology of the Cassiciacum Retreat

Glossary of Select Names

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 06. Apr 2020)

ISBN:

0-300-24488-6

OCLC:

1103320314