The ConfessionsThe Confessions of Saint Augustine is considered the all time number one Christian classic. Augustine undertook his greatest piece of writing with the conviction that God wanted him to make this confession. The Confessions are, in fact, an extended poetic, passionate, intimate prayer. Augustine was probably forty-three when he began this endeavor. He had been a baptized Catholic for ten years, a priest for six, and a bishop for only two. His pre-baptismal life raised questions in the community. Was his conversion genuine? The first hearers were captivated, as many millions have been over the following sixteen centuries. His experience of God speaks to us across time with little need of transpositions. This new translation masterfully captures his experience. This second edition included a new annotated bibliography by William Harmless, S.J. |
Contents
Adolescence | |
Student Years at Carthage | |
Augustine the Manichee | |
Faustus at Carthage Augustine to Rome and Milan | |
Progress Friends Perplexities | |
Conversion | |
Death and Rebirth | |
Memory | |
Time and Eternity | |
Heaven and Earth | |
The Days of Creation Prophecy of the Church | |
Index of Scripture | |
NeoPlatonism Frees Augustines Mind | |
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