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"a skilfully and colourfully woven narrative of Augustine's life and times." - Margaret Lane. The Journal of Theological Studies "Chadwick's biography is full of deftly placed detail and a sharpness that matches its subject's...(and) would ignite or revive interest in Augustine in almost any intellegent reader..." - Lucy Beckett, Times Literary Supplement "Gem of a biography." - Diarmaid MacCulloch, Literary Review "Augustine's intellectual development is recounted with clarity and warmth...Chadwick's deep scholarship is evident throughout this book." - Methodist Recorder "Thank goodness we had Chadwick, level-headed and drenched in the sources, to
unravel the threads of Augustine's musings." - Jonathan Wright, Catholic Herald "Read Chadwick, then read him again. You will learn." - Jonathan Wright, Catholic Herald "Chadwick succeeds in a spectacular manner." - R A Marcus, The Tablet "Uncanny skill in catching...the odd revealing detail, moving about Augustine's vast textual output with magisterial ease." - R. A. Markus, The Tablet "His Augustine emerges from his pages as an altogether more human and more humane figure than we meet in many of his interpreters." - R A Markus, The Tablet
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