The Confessions of St. Augustine

by St Augustine, Hal M. Helms (Editor), James Martin (Foreword by)

Overview

The first autobiography ever written, Augustine's Confessions ranks among the most profound books in history. But it's more than that; this testament shows how God gives rest to the weary and hope to the hopeless.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781557256959
Publisher:	Paraclete Press
Publication date:	06/01/2010
Series:	Paraclete Essentials
Pages:	352
Product dimensions:	5.80(w) x 8.20(h) x 1.10(d)

About the Author

St. Augustine of Hippo (354-430) was a one of the most important figures in the development of Western Christianity. After a series of personal crises, and years of serious study and debate, he converted to Christianity and eventually became the Bishop of Hippo, in northern Africa. His two masterpieces, The Confessions and The City of God are two of the most-read Christian classics in history. Fr. Mark Henninger has been teaching The Confessions for decades as the Edward Martin Chair of Medieval Philosophy, Georgetown University.

Table of Contents

Foreword Mark G. Henninger VII

Introduction V

Acknowledgments IX

Book I Infancy to Age Fifteen 3

Book II Object of These Confessions 25

Book III From Age Sixteen to Eighteen 37

Book IV From Age Eighteen to Twenty-seven 55

Book V At Age Twenty-eight 75

Book VI At Age Twenty-nine 95

Book VII At Age Thirty 119

Book VIII At Age Thirty-one 145

Book IX At Age Thirty-two 169

Book X The Examined Life 195

Book XI Inquiry into Creation and Time 243

Book XII Further Inquiry into the Mystery of Creation 271

Book XIII From Inquiry to Praise 303

Notes 341