The Life of St. Augustine

by Frederic W. Farrar

The greatest Western philosopher for 1000 years and with a dominant influence on the whole history of Christian theology, Augustine was born in what is now Algeria in AD 354. From his conversion in 386 to his death in 430, he remained a great teacher, church statesman and polemical theologian. His "Confessions" stands among the great classics of spiritual autobiography, and his "City of God" remains in print over 1500 years after he wrote it. First published in Farrar's "Lives of the Fathers" in 1889, "The Life of St Augustine" is now made available on its own. F.W. Farrar (1831-1903) was a teacher at Harrow and Marlborough and later Dean of Canterbury.

Genres: Biography

192 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1889

About the author

Frederic William Farrar (Bombay, 7 August 1831 – Canterbury, 22 March 1903) was a cleric of the Church of England (Anglican), schoolteacher and author. He was a pallbearer at the funeral of Charles Darwin in 1882. He was a member of the Cambridge Apostles secret society. He was the Archdeacon of Westminster from 1883 to 1894, and Dean of Canterbury Cathedral from 1895 until his death in 1903.

Source: Wikipedia

Reviews

[Bcoghill Coghill · Rating 3 out of 5]

Written by an Anglican and because of that it will please all Christians. I’m an Episcopalian, so I’m good. Ha!

[Thaddeus Joel · Rating 2 out of 5]

A concise summary of Augustine’s life and works, but littered with the author’s own theological (heretical?) opinions so as to render it almost useless.