Augustine: A New Biography

by James O'Donnell

Publisher:

HarperCollins e-books

, 2025

Overview

Saint Augustine -- the celebrated theologian who served as Bishop of Hippo from 396 C.E. until his death in 430 C.E. -- is widely regarded as one of the most influential thinkers in the Western world. His autobiography, Confessions, remains among the most important religious writings in the Christian tradition. In this eye-opening and eminently readable biography, renowned historical scholar James J. O’Donnell picks up where Augustine himself left off to offer a fascinating, in-depth portrait of an unparalleled politician, writer, and churchman in a time of uncertainty and religious turmoil.

Augustine is a triumphant chronicle of an extraordinary life that is certain to surprise and enlighten even those who believed they knew the complex and remarkable man of God.

Product Details

• Title: Augustine: A New Biography
• Author: James O'Donnell
• Publisher: HarperCollins e-books
• Print Publication Date: 2025
• Logos Release Date: 2025
• Pages: 432
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Ebook
• ISBNs: 9780061864728, 9780060535384, 0060535385, 0061864722
• Resource ID: LLS:9780061864728
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2025-04-22T19:14:17Z

About James O'Donnell

JAMES O¿DONNELL spent many years as an executive in the financial services industry with such firms as Fidelity Investments and the Dreyfus Corporation. He is currently a professor of Business and Economics at Huntington University. He received his undergraduate degree from Brown University and his MBA from Columbia University. He is the author of Letters for Lizzie and Walking with Arthur, which chronicle his wife¿s battle with cancer and his spiritual journey as they walked through those trials together. O¿Donnell currently resides in Huntington, Indiana.