Augustine of Hippo
2 Bücher
- You get a startlingly intimate voice here, especially in Augustine’s memories of stealing pears, his restless ambition, and the long resistance before he turns toward faith. The later theological passages slow the book down, but the self-scrutiny remains remarkably alive and uncomfortable.
- Fair warning, it's long and Augustine wanders, spending whole books dismantling Rome's gods before he gets anywhere. But if you like watching a fierce mind think through why empires fall and what actually lasts, his two cities idea will lodge in your head for good.