The confessions
By: Augustine ; translated and edited by Philip Burton ; with an introduction by Robin Lane Fox
Contributors: Burton, Philip
Series: Everyman's library -- 128
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf; A.A. Knopf
Published: 2001
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 370
Subjects: Augustine, -- Saint, Bishop of Hippo; Christian saints -- Algeria -- Hippo (Extinct city) -- Biography
Genres: Biography
Work titles: Confessiones.
Description: "Augustine's fourth-century spiritual autobiography is not only a major document in the history of Christianity and a classic of Roman Africa, it also marks a vital moment in the history of Western culture. As Augustine recounts his life, he probes the great themes that others were to explore after him - faith, time, truth, identity, and self-knowledge - with a degree of detail unmatched in ancient literature. Illustrated with vivid portraits of friends, family, colleagues, and enemies, The Confessions provides a remarkably candid account of the passage from a life of sensuality and superstition to a genuine spiritual awakening. The result is a powerful narrative of one man's religious journey that continues to shape the way we write and behave today."--Jacket.

"Augustine's fourth-century spiritual autobiography is not only a major document in the history of Christianity and a classic of Roman Africa, it also marks a vital moment in the history of Western culture. As Augustine recounts his life, he probes the great themes that others were to explore after him - faith, time, truth, identity, and self-knowledge - with a degree of detail unmatched in ancient literature.

Illustrated with vivid portraits of friends, family, colleagues, and enemies, The Confessions provides a remarkably candid account of the passage from a life of sensuality and superstition to a genuine spiritual awakening. The result is a powerful narrative of one man's religious journey that continues to shape the way we write and behave today."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. xxxii-xxxiii)