The Confessions of Saint Augustine

By Augustine of Hippo, Aurelije Augustin, Augustin av Hippo, et al.

Book Overview

Heartfelt, incisive, and timeless, The Confessions of Saint Augustine has captivated readers for more than fifteen hundred years. Retelling the story of his long struggle with faith and ultimate conversion -- the first such spiritual memoir ever recorded -- Saint Augustine traces a story of sin, regret, and redemption that is both deeply personal and, at the same time, universal. Starting with his early life, education, and youthful indiscretions, and following his ascent to influence as a teacher of rhetoric in Hippo, Rome, and Milan, Augustine is brutally honest about his proud and amibitious youth. In time, his early loves grow cold and the luster of wordly success fades, leaving him filled with a sense of inner absence, until a movement toward Christian faith takes hold, eventually leading to conversion and the flourishing of a new life. Philosophically and theologically brilliant, sincere in its feeling, and both grounded in history and strikingly contemporary in its resonance, The Confessions of Saint Augustine is a timeless classic that will persist as long as humanity continues to long for meaning in life and peace of soul.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0385029551
• ISBN13: 9780385029551
• Release Date: August 1960
• Publisher: Prh Christian Publishing
• Length: 464 Pages
• Weight: 0.73 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 5.2" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

Amazing book!

Classic literature. A must read for any student of theology.

There was a ton of water damage which makes it pretty difficult to read. I'd like my money back

Water damage to book

Your Spiritual Growth

Good book to read to see that your life’s struggles are similar to others and there’s a light to look towards for inspiration.

Amazing book about a man's spiritual journey with Christ

It's an intimate book about a man who is lost sinner but one day Christ saves him. They journey that is very similar to my own. Very heart provoking!

Confessions of St Augustine

This is great Lenten Reading, and just good reading in general. What I have read and understood I wished I had read this book earlier in my life.