Level-headed short bio of St. Augustine. Worth reading.

Sensitive to Augustine's changing context; responsive to recent scholarship. An excellent biography.

Pretty standard stuff nothing to get excited about...but a nice introductory feel...

Could have been better I guess. The writing wasn't as accessible as the other Garry Wills book about Paul I read so I think my expectations were wrong. Being a non-history buff, I had to make several trips to wiki. I've only read Confessions back in college and no other Augustine major works. In the end, Wills' book did provide me a much broader perspective on Augustine though.

Muy interesante

This is a very short biography. While there is enough content to get one interested in the man, it falls far short of what I want to know. I must admit Augustine's views of past, present and future are intriguing in itself. The book set out to be a short biography and that is as advertised.

I started this book last year, put it down for a bit, then picked it back up. Augustine is widely considered one of the greatest thinkers in the history of the Church. His life is extremely fascinating, and Garry Willis does a fantastic job of portraying it. There are so many good quotes in here, I’m sure I’ll be going back for references. Now I can’t wait to read more of Augustine’s own writings.

A very clear and concise overview of the life of St. Augustine. I don't necessarily agree with Wills translation of "The Confessions" as "The Testimony" based on a lack of "confessional" system or tradition at the time. However, this was a very helpful volume.

I've liked Garry Wills' books in the past, but this one, intended as a beginner's intro to the 4th-century Christian theologian, seems to assume too much knowledge on the part of neophyte's like myself. I had trouble getting a sense of who he was.

I really only read about his teen years---i guess that's all i wanted to know.

B Augustine