The book was an immediate bestseller upon its publication in June 1902.

So too does the work of expounding the psalms recapitulate and focus the experiences of Augustine's personal life, his theological reflections and his pastoral concerns as Bishop of Hippo."--Publisher's website.

In this book a MacArthur Award-winning scholar argues for a radically new interpretation of the conversion of Scandinavia from paganism to Christianity in the early Middle Ages.

William James believed that individual religious experiences, rather than the precepts of organized religions, were the backbone of the world's religious life.

Illustrated. "I cannot conceive of a more important reading in its detail and its strength. This is the work of a dedicated and highly sophisticated thinker."--Sara Suleri Goodyear, Yale University

"The explosive true story of a savage street fighter"--Cover.

Donated by Sydney Harris.