Saint Augustine's Sin

by Garry Wills

A third volume in a series of translations from Saint Augustine's Confessiones contends that Augustine sought to understand humanity's capacity for evil despite its good nature, analyzing three founding Biblical sins including the fallen angels' rebellion, the temptation of Adam, and Cain's murder of his brother. 10,000 first printing.

Genres: Religion, Nonfiction

128 pages, Hardcover

First published November 10, 2003

About the author

Garry Wills is an American author, journalist, political philosopher, and historian, specializing in American history, politics, and religion, especially the history of the Catholic Church. He won a Pulitzer Prize for General Non-Fiction in 1993.
Wills has written over fifty books and, since 1973, has been a frequent reviewer for The New York Review of Books. He became a faculty member of the history department at Northwestern University in 1980, where he is an Emeritus Professor of History.

Reviews

[Ci · Rating 4 out of 5]

A slim book focusing on Book 2 of St Augustine's Confession. It reads with patent poetic power and emotion. It is a useful reference for studying Augustine's Confession.