Best Selling Books by Garry Wills

The son of a pagan father and a Christian mother, Saint Augustine spent his early years torn between conflicting faiths and world views. His Confessions , written when he was in his forties, recount how, slowly and painfully, he came to turn away from his youthful ideas and licentious lifestyle, to become instead a staunch advocate of Christianity and one of its most influential thinkers. A remarkably honest and revealing spiritual autobiography, the Confessions also address fundamental issues of Christian doctrine, and many of the prayers and meditations it includes are still an integral part of the practice of Christianity today. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators. From the Trade Paperback edition.

Kritisch historisch onderzoek naar de wijze waarop pausen in de negentiende en twintigste eeuw invloed hebben uitgeoefend op de besluitvorming omtrent omstreden kwesties als het celibaat, geboortebeperking en de openstelling van het priesterschap voor vrouwen.

The distasteful questions we ask our presidential hopefuls serve a real purpose.

Durante séculos, os escritos de Agostinho comoveram e fascinaram seus leitores. COm o olhar perspicaz de um escritor cuja análise intelectual conquistou o Prêmio Pulitzer, Garry Wills examina a vida do famoso bispo e pensador fecundo cujo embasamento em filosofia clássica concebeu sua interpretação das doutrinas cristãs da mente e do corpo, sabedoria e Deus. ''Santo Agostinho'' explora a figura tanto do grande pensador da condição humana, quanto do homem comum que se pôs a escrever. NEsta biografia breve, Garry Wills desafia várias interpretações enganosas - entre elas o mito dos excessos sexuais cometidos por Agostinho na juventude. UM texto revelador que ilumina tanto o homem quanto a época.

Vergelijking van twee toespraken van de Amerikaanse presidenten Barack Obama en Abraham Lincoln, waarbij van beiden het retorische talent in het oog springt.

Biografie van de Latijnse kerkvader (354-430).