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:Image
Length:464 Pages
Weight:0.73 lbs.
Dimensions:1.3" x 5.2" x 8.0"
Customer Reviews
6 ratings
Dishonest
Published by ObOne , 2 months ago
1/3rd of the book front cover is ripped off. Wish it was clearly stated about its condition.
Amazing book about a man's spiritual journey with Christ
Published by Lynn Latham , 4 months ago
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!
Not at all “like new”
Published by Amanda , 1 year ago
This book was listed as Luke new condition and is full of pen markings/notes, to the point that it hinders the readability. Will not buy from this seller again.
Confessions of St Augustine
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 14 years ago
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.
the best translation I've found
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 17 years ago
This Christian classic has touched me deeply. I read it the first time right after college, but recently picked it up again (thirty years later). I didn't remember a thing from the first reading.... I've been a Christian for many years, but find that this book is so fresh, with insights that are truly amazing. For this new read, I bought two different translations so that I could read both and compare when the meaning seemed obscure. I highly recommend the translation by Maria Boulding. It does a great job of staying true to his meaning, while expressing things in a way that speaks to the modern mind.
Inspiring
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 24 years ago
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 wager, would be incapable of duplicating. The book is filled with theological speculations and a sense of deep-seated guilt that Augustine feels because of his sins. Some of the passages regarding faith might seem a bit ad-hoc to the modern reader, but I suppose there is no way around that.This is a good book, but it is not a book for everyone. I would recommend it if you have an interest in philosophy, religion, or the philosophy of religion. I would admonish those who do not have an enthusiasm for these three areas not to read this book.
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