In this intensely personal narrative, augustine tells the story of his sinful youth and his conversion to christianity. Home delivery of ct magazine complete access to articles on christianitytoday. Each issue contains uptodate, insightful information about today s culture, plus analysis of books important to the evangelical thinker. Confessions modern library by augustine, sarah ruden. I was fortunate to be sitting in front of sarah ruden when she visited wpmf and. Confessions one of the great works of western literature, from perhaps the most important thinker of christian antiquity, in a revolutionary new translation by one of today s leading classicists sarah ruden s fresh, dynamic translation of confessions brings us closer to. Sarah ruden s paul among the people is a fascinating book. Christianity today strengthens the church by richly. One of the great works of western literature, from perhaps the most important thinker of christian antiquity, in a revolutionary new translation by one of today s leading classicists. Today we live in a revisionist culture, where the past is viewed through the lens of today. Enjoy a great reading experience when you buy the kindle edition of this book.
I can hardly remember another read so swift yet at the same time so helpful. While the latter parts of confessions earn much less attention as far as the average reader today begrudges them, in sarah ruden s vigorous and probing approach, they too resound. Confessions book chicago public library bibliocommons. Ruden s translation makes augustines ancient text accessible to a new generation of readers with a real taste of the original latin. She has translated four books of classical literature, among them the aeneid and is the author of other places a book of poetry. I dont confess with physical words, with the sounds of speech, but with the words of my soul and the shouts of my thoughtswhich are familiar to your ear. Thats why when it comes to the writings of the apostle paul, scholar sarah ruden has done us a great service with her 2010 book. Her training in the classics allows her to capture the stark contrast between pauls christianity and the violence. Sarah rudens paul among the people is a fascinating book. Christianity today provides thoughtful, biblical perspectives on theology, church, ministry, and culture on the official site of christianity today magazine. The most exciting book of historical analysis ive read in ages indeed the most exciting book period is the classical scholar and translator sarah ruden s paul among the people pantheon which attempts to defend st.
Ruden, who specializes in ancient greek and roman literature, became interested in the preconceptions modern readers bring to pauls writing when she began studying the apostle herself. She has translated six books of classical literature and contributed her. The discussions of grammatical intricacies in ancient hebrew can be a bit arcane, for example, not to mention the discussions of internal rhyme and linked words and phrases. The title of this book is confessions modern library and it was written by augustine, sarah ruden translator. She has translated six books of classical literature and contributed her aeschyluss oresteia to a collection of tragedy more about sarah ruden.
Sarah ruden is a poet, translator, essayist, and popularizer of biblical linguistics. In paul among the people, sarah ruden explores the writings of the evangelist paul in the context of. The apostle reinterpreted and reimagined in his own time few texts have had as much influence on the language, culture, and religious life of englishspeaking nations as the book of common prayer. Sarah rudens fresh, dynamic translation of confessions brings us closer to augustines intent.
She has translated six books of classical literature, including lysistrata, the golden ass, and the aeneid, and has also translated aeschyluss oresteia. First of all, let me say that i generally think rudens book serves a good purpose. Confessions by augustine overdrive rakuten overdrive. The apostle reinterpreted and reimagined in his own time. Confessions modern library augustine, ruden, sarah on. Library journal ruden s record as a translator of ancient texts. Sarah ruden, a poet, translator, essayist, and popularizer.
Sarah ruden s fresh, dynamic translation of confessions brings us closer to augustines intent than any previous version. Welcome normal people, to this episode of the bible for normal people and our topic today is getting inside the head of paul and jesus and our guest is sarah ruden. Drawing readers closer to augustines intent than any previous version, sarah ruden s fresh, dynamic translation of confessions puts a glaring spotlight on the life of one individual to show how all lives have meaning that is universal and eternal. It puts a glaring spotlight on the life of one individual to show how all lives have. In paul among the people, sarah ruden explores the writings of the evangelist paul in. Christianity today strengthens the church by richly communicating the breadth of the true, good, and beautiful. Confessions modern library kindle edition by augustine. Sarah ruden was educated at the university of michigan, johns hopkins, and harvard, from which she graduated with a ph.
Yeah, we had an interesting conversation with sarah, who is a ph. Christianity today strengthens the church by richly communicating. One of the great works of western literature, from perhaps the most important thinker of christian antiquity, in a revolutionary new translation by one of today s leading classicists sarah ruden s fresh, dynamic translation of confessions brings us closer to. While studying classics at harvard she concluded that most divinity students she met. It puts a glaring spotlight on the life of one individual. It puts a glaring spotlight on the life of one individual to show how all lives have meaning that is.
We owe sarah ruden a great debt of thanks for this english translation that is no less inventive, varied, and surprising than the original. Sarah ruden one of the great works of western literature, from perhaps the most important thinker of christian antiquity, in a revolutionary new translation by one of today s leading classicists it puts a glaring spotlight on the life of one individual to show how all lives have meaning that is universal and eternal. Sarah ruden missing the point on augustine and the peculiarities of academic publishing. Augustine tells the story of his sinful youth and his conversion to christianity. Sarah ruden was educated at the university of michigan, johns hopkins, and harvard. Examining the apostle through the eyes of a classicist. Earlier this year, pantheon books published sarah ruden s paul among the people.
Augustines concerns are often strikingly contemporary, and the confessional mode he invented can be seen everywhere in writing today. It puts a glaring spotlight on the life of one individual to. A guggenheim fellow, she will spend the academic year 201011 as a visiting scholar in classical studies at wesleyan university. While studying classics at harvard she concluded that most divinity students she met, interpreted paul within the context of the old testament. A collection of her poetry, other places justified press 1995, later distributed by harpercollins won the south african central news agency literary award, and her.
In this intensely personal narrative, augustine recounts the story of his sinful youth to his conversion to christianity. One of the great works of western literature, from perhaps the most important thinker of christian antiquity, in a revolutionary new translation by one of today s leading classicists sarah ruden s fresh, dynamic translation of confessions brings us closer to augustines intent than any previous version. In paul among the people, sarah ruden explores the writings of the evangelist paul in the context of his time and culture, to recover his original message of freedom and love while overturning the commonand fundamentalmisconception that paul represented a puritanical, hysterically homophobic, misogynist, or reactionary vision. Sarah ruden s rebellion against our just the facts bibles how her approach to translation recovers the emotion and artistry of gods word. Ruden is an expert on ancient greek and roman literature, she is not a new testament scholar. She is a visiting scholar at wesleyan university and lives with her husband in middleton, conn. Sarah rudens rebellion against our just the facts bibles. Christianity today praise for sarah ruden ruden s work emphasizes the complexity inherent in translation. Christianity today author bio sarah ruden was educated at the university of michigan, johns hopkins, and harvard, from which she graduated with a ph.
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