Books : The Confessions of St. Augustine (Signet Classics)
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by: Augustine of Hippo
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 270.2092
EAN: 9780451527806
ISBN: 0451527801
Label: Signet Classics
Manufacturer: Signet Classics
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 368
Publication Date: February 01, 2001
Publisher: Signet Classics
Release Date: February 06, 2001
Sales Rank: 29697
Studio: Signet Classics
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Acknowledged in every age and every nation of the Western World for nearly 1,500 years as one of mankind's great literary treasures, this is the classic autobiography of a man who journeyed from sin to sainthood, from heresy to the heights of theological insight, and from the darkness of worldly ambition to the changeless light of grace. (Literature/Classics)
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Rating:  - Tolle Lege!
I recently reread "The Confessions of St. Augustine" after many years and am glad that I did. This book, which is often called the first autobiography, is really not an autobiography in the sense that we use the term. It is Augustine's Confession to God, from which we glean many details about Augustine's life.
In this we learn of Augustine's family, his early life, his search for truth and, throughout the book, his teachings on theology. Here we see him move to the gradually larger world, ... Read More
Rating:  - Complex Ideas, Difficult to Read
Despite a superb translation, "Confessions" was not the autobiographical classic that I had hoped. Broadly, the first half details Augustine's pre-conversion life and paints an interesting portrait of life in ancient Italy. The relationships and stuggles that he details are as relevant today as there were in centuries past. The second half, however, is profoundly theological and lacks the personal touch I had hoped for. Similar to Emerson's essays, Augustine writes chapters on various aspects of ... Read More
Rating: - A Spiritual Journey
I bought this book over a year ago and I was not quite sure why I bought it. About a month ago, I began going through a troubled period in my life. The writings of St. Augustine helped me live through this period.
While the book is most known for its philisophical proof of the existance of God, the book's value runs even greater. Augustine also discusses the meaning of our own existance. Each of us is molded by the opportunity to grow by each experience of our life. Ultimately, we must ... Read More
Rating: - A Commendable Storyline Ending In Triumph
As a big fan of Augustine's writing I give this book five stars. The way that he has interwoven his thoughts, feelings, and personal experiences with the humble eloquence of repentance will have you as the reader very exuberant. In reading this work you will learn more of Augustine's life, the spiritual turmoil he faced, and how he came to knowledge of the truth in a most triumphant manner. Although, that's not all that you will find interesting in the Confessions. In fact once Augustine converts ... Read More
Rating: - Inspiring
In reading the few reviews of people who did not like this book, it seems that it is the genre more than the book itself which they don't care for. Is this book redundant, as one reviewer accused it of being? Most assuredly so, but that should hardly be a surprise in a text such as this which explores the inklings of a powerful intellect that is attempting to grapple with the "big" questions.
Augustine writes with a brutal honesty about himself & his weaknesses of which most of us, I would ... Read More
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