An eye-opening new history of one of Christianity's most important figures - and the primary
inspiration behind Pope Leo XIV 'Brilliant' SPECTATOR 'Engaging thoughtful and
illuminating' MADELINE MILLER 'A long-needed survey of the great theologian' ROWAN WILLIAMS
Augustine of Hippo is one of the world's most influential theologians an early Christian
writer whose work shaped the course of Western philosophy. Born in Numidia in 354 CE
Augustine's African identity has long been painfully denied. But it was foundational to his
thinking and faith. Drawing on original sources and the Augustinian texts themselves
world-renowned scholar Catherine Conybeare traces Augustine's travels from North Africa to the
European continent and back again placing his African origins firmly at the centre of his
story. A tale of exile faith and identity Augustine the African upends conventional
knowledge about one of Christianity's most celebrated saints and recentres Africa as the locus
of early Catholic intellectual activity - with Europe on the periphery.
