The Font of Life by Garry Wills
At Easter 387, an event took place which had profound implications for the development of Christianity, as Bishop Ambrose of Milan baptised the future Saint Augustine. Sixteen centuries later, archaeologists uncovered the site outside the cathedral. Gary Wills tells the story of the discovery, the personalities involved, and the consequences.
This short book is a most original study of a momentous occasionCatholic Herald A small and attractively produced book. Font of Life is a fascinating character study of two leading figures in the early Church Barnaby Hughes When Garry Wills is not hectoring some central truths of Catholicism, he oftentimes proves one of its best historians, and this latest is a fine example thereof. ... Wills does a first-rate job ... and, as such, this work could easily find a home in any university course on the Fathers, on baptism, or in the hands of any scholar interested in Latin Christianity's concerns and ecclesial practices at the turn of the fifth century. David Vincent Meconi, Journal of Ecclesiastical History
Garry Wills is Emeritus Professor of History at Northwestern University. He has published widely in religious, cultural, and political history over an academic career spanning more than five decades and has received numerous awards for his works, which include Lincoln at Gettysburg (1993, for which he won the Pulitzer Prize), Henry Adams and the Making of America (2005), and What Jesus Meant (2006).
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| ISBN 13 | 9780199605798 |
| ISBN 10 | 0199605793 |
| Title | The Font of Life |
| Author | Garry Wills |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
| Year published | 2012-04-24 |
| Number of pages | 208 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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