Saint Patrick: The Man and his Works

Professor Thomas O Loughlin

ISBN 10: 0281072132 / ISBN 13: 9780281072132

Published by SPCK Publishing, 2014

About this Item

All that can really be known of Patrick comes from his authentic writings - the Confessio and the Epistola (Address to the Soldiers of Coroticus). Thomas O'Loughlin's engaging yet scholarly reflections on these fifth-century texts lead us into a greater understanding of the mind of Patrick, the man, believer and missionary. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: HRCC2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 135 x 197 x 9. Weight in Grams: 150. . 2017. Paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Saint Patrick: The Man and his Works
• Publisher: SPCK Publishing
• Publication Date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0281072132
• ISBN 13: 9780281072132
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

About this title

Synopsis

The only true apostle of Ireland who more or less converted the country the single-handed? or A Christian bishop from the embattled edge of a crumbling empire?

All that can really be known of Patrick comes from his authentic writings - the Confession and the Epistola (Address to the Soldiers of Coroticus).

Thomas O'Loughlin's engaging yet scholarly reflections on these fifth-century texts lead us into a greater understanding of the mind of Patrick, the man, believer and missionary.

About the Author

Thomas O'Loughlin is Professor of Historical Theology at the University of Nottingham. He has written extensively on the history of the Christian interpretation of the Scriptures and on the use of the Scriptures in worship.