Augustine for Armchair Theologians

I found this and thought I'd at least start it to see if it is any good. Stay tuned... Really pretty good, actually. Much weightier than the illustrations would suggest. It is essentially a commentary on the confessions, but written well and engaging. It's not a bad way to learn the life of Augustine......more

I was too intimidated by the actual book "Confessions" by St Augustine, so I got this watered down version. It is a good alternative and captures lots of the key points of St. Augustine and frames his philosophy along side quotes from Plato's: The Republic. Cooper introduces the concept of the relati......more

Good exposition of how Augustine became the superstar he is of orthodox theology.........more

I doubt anybody needs an introduction to Saint Augustine, the 4th century Bishop of Hippo. Augustine preached for perhaps 30 years and authored over 100 titles. But if you want a quick overview of his life and spiritual growth, without getting bogged down in theological discussion, this is a friendl......more

Cooper takes an interesting tact in his short introduction to Augustine: he almost exclusively only looks at Augustine's "Confessions." This can lead the reader wanting, but ultimately I think it was a wise choice given the depth and impact of "Confessions" and the fact that this is a short introduc......more