{"product_id":"9780143035985","title":"Saint Augustine: A Life","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLook out for a new book from Garry Wills, \u003ci\u003eWhat The Qur'an Meant\u003c\/i\u003e, coming fall 2017. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePulitzer Prize winner Garry Wills brings the same fresh scholarship, lively prose, and critical appreciation that characterize his well-known books on religion and American history to this outstanding biography of one of the most influential Christian philosophers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSaint Augustine\u003c\/b\u003e follows its subject from his youth in fourth-century Africa to his conversion and subsequent development as a theologian. It challenges the widely held misconceptions about Augustine’s sexual excesses and shows how, in embracing classical philosophy, Augustine managed to enlist “pagan authors” in the defense of Christianity. The result is a biography that makes a spiritual ancestor feel like our contemporary.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47022211891440,"sku":"9780143035985","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780143035985_p0.jpg?v=1763656848","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780143035985","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}