Garry Wills examines this famed fourth-century bishop and seminal thinker whose grounding in classical philosophy informed his influential interpretation of the Christian doctrines of mind and body, wisdom and God. Saint Augustine explores both the great ruminator on the human condition and the everyday man who set pen to parchment. It challenges many misconceptions - among them the myth of Aug…
Although China has long been considered a culture of fables, legends, and the polytheistic worship of many deities, author Chan Kei Thong takes readers on a step-by-step journey through 4.000 years of ancient Chinese traditions and rituals to reach a startling modern-day conclusion : The ancient Chinese worshiped a monotheistic God whom they called Shang Di, the same God the Hebrews of the Bibl…