Confessions (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780140441147)

The son of a pagan father and a Christian mother, Saint Augustine spent his early years torn between conflicting faiths and world views. His Confessions, written when he was in his forties, recount how, slowly and painfully, he came to turn away from his youthful ideas and licentious lifestyle, to become instead a staunch advocate of Christianity and one of its most influential thinkers. A remarkably honest and revealing spiritual autobiography, the Confessions also address fundamental issues of Christian doctrine, and many of the prayers and meditations it includes are still an integral part of the practice of Christianity today.

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Author: Augustine
ISBN-10: 014044114X
ISBN-13: 9780140441147
Publisher: Penguin Group
Language: English
Published: 11/30/1961
Pages: 352
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.57lbs
Size: 7.77h x 5.07w x 0.86d

Review Citation(s):
Christian Century 10/21/2008 pg. 33