The Font of Life (Used Copy)

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The story of the baptism of St Augustine by Bishop Ambrose in Milan at Easter 387 – and thereby the acceptance into the Church of one of the most important figures in Christian history. Beginning with the archaeology of Ambrose’s Milan and the re-discovery of the baptistery after the Second World War, Garry Wills tells the story of the at times prickly relationship between Ambrose and Augustine and its importance for the future history of the Church. Heilluminaties the scene of the baptism itself, along with the sources of its ritual, and introduces us to the company of the relatives and friends who greeted Augustine as he emerged from the baptism pool.Appropriately, the book ends with a reflection on the later relationship between Augustine and Ambrose and the influence of the latter upon Augustine’s later thought – which has been so seminal in the development of Christian thought ever since.

The Font of Life by Garry Wills (2012)

Condition: Excellent