James Wetzel is Professor of Philosophy at Villanova University, USA and holder of the Augustinian Endowed Chair in the Thought of Saint Augustine.

• Introduction: A Life Confessed; 1. Death and the Delineation of Soul; 2. Sin and the Invention of Will; 3. Sex and the Infancy of Desire; 4. Politics and the Mystery of Others; Conclusion: Fundamental Desire.

"Writing for the "perplexed", whether they be philosopher or theologian, secular or religious, Wetzel makes Augustine our guide by helping us see how his passion for God is compatible with, indeed requires, knowing how to go on when you don't know where you are. Not only does Wetzel help us understand Augustine, but he helps us understand our inability to understand ourselves. Only someone who has learned from Augustine how to live without protection could have written such a beautiful book." - Stanley Hauerwas, Duke Divinity School, USA

James Wetzel is Professor of Philosophy at Villanova University, USA and holder of the Augustinian Endowed Chair in the Thought of Saint Augustine.

• Introduction: A Life Confessed; 1. Death and the Delineation of Soul; 2. Sin and the Invention of Will; 3. Sex and the Infancy of Desire; 4. Politics and the Mystery of Others; Conclusion: Fundamental Desire.

"Writing for the "perplexed", whether they be philosopher or theologian, secular or religious, Wetzel makes Augustine our guide by helping us see how his passion for God is compatible with, indeed requires, knowing how to go on when you don't know where you are. Not only does Wetzel help us understand Augustine, but he helps us understand our inability to understand ourselves. Only someone who has learned from Augustine how to live without protection could have written such a beautiful book." - Stanley Hauerwas, Duke Divinity School, USA

James Wetzel is Professor of Philosophy at Villanova University, USA and holder of the Augustinian Endowed Chair in the Thought of Saint Augustine.

• Introduction: A Life Confessed; 1. Death and the Delineation of Soul; 2. Sin and the Invention of Will; 3. Sex and the Infancy of Desire; 4. Politics and the Mystery of Others; Conclusion: Fundamental Desire.

"Writing for the "perplexed", whether they be philosopher or theologian, secular or religious, Wetzel makes Augustine our guide by helping us see how his passion for God is compatible with, indeed requires, knowing how to go on when you don't know where you are. Not only does Wetzel help us understand Augustine, but he helps us understand our inability to understand ourselves. Only someone who has learned from Augustine how to live without protection could have written such a beautiful book." - Stanley Hauerwas, Duke Divinity School, USA