The Confessions
By: Saint Augustine
Series: Great books of the Western world -- 18
Publisher: Encyclopedia Britannica
Published: 1952
Place of publication: Chicago
Language: eng
Number of pages: 698
Subjects: Theology; Early works to 1800
Other titles: The city of God.
Work titles: Confessiones
Description: Written shortly after he became Bishop of Hippo, "Confessions" highlights Augustine's childhood in Numidia and his riotous youth and early manhood in Carthage, Rome, and Milan. It also chronicles his continuing struggle with sin and his efforts to find satisfaction in Manichaenism and Neoplatonism. Particularly poignant are his mother's tireless efforts to rescue him from self-destruction and his dramatic conversion to the Christian faith at age 32.
Notes: Includes bibliographical footnotes.
Table of contents: title: The confessions; title: The city of God; title: On Christian doctrine.