More than an autobiography, The Confessions of St. Augustine is one of the most influential religious books in the Christian tradition. A great work of Western literature, it recalls crucial events and episodes in the author's life, in particular, life with his devoutly Christian mother and his origins in rural Algeria in the mid-fourth century A.D.; the rise to a lavish life at the imperial court in Milan; his struggle with sexual desires; eventual renunciation of secular ambitions and ma...

Skyros Publishing is dedicated to reproducing the finest books ever written and letting readers of all ages experience a classic for the first time or revisit a past favorite.St. Augustine was a Christian theologian who greatly influenced Western Christianity and philosophy. St. Augustine's autobiography is still one of the most popular books on religion among Christians.

The powerful witness of St. Augustine’s spiritual journey empowers all the faithful to strive for heaven.The second book of the Catholic Classics series, The Confessions of St. Augustine, is an updated translation of the key work of Catholic tradition that is accessible for modern readers.Often considered one of the most influential and inspiring works of the saints, this classic yet relevant text was written by the Doctor of the Church as a prayer to God, confessing his fa...

This fantastic compilation brings some of the greatest Christian classics on DEVOTION and Christlikeness of all time. Learn the secret of walking in God’s presence from those whose writings have been an inspiration to millions! The Top 5 Classics of Devotion contains the full texts of: • The Confessions of St. Augustine (by St. Augustine) • The Imitation of Christ (by Thomas a Kempis) • The Practice of the Presence of God...

16 centuries ago, the greatest empire the world had ever seen, The Roman Empire, symbolically, with the sack of its capitol, the eternal city of Rome, died. It was the end of 1,000 years of civilization by the hands of barbarian hordes from Germania. Many Romans argued at the time that the Empire was crumbling because the ancient gods had been displaced by the now official-and dominant-Christian faith. The City of God is a rebuttal of this belief-but that is far from all ...

This book comes complete with a Touch-or-Click Table of Contents, divided by each book. A separate Touch-or-Click Table of Contents divides this collection by each book and chapter. This book includes the most influential full-length writings by Saint Augustine: The Confessions, The City of God, On Christian Doctrine, On the Trinity, On Grace and Free Will. Saint Augustine was a Latin philosopher and theologian, originally from Roman Africa. His writings were very influential in the developme...

This Halcyon Classics ebook contains Augustine of Hippo's 'Confessions.' One of the early church fathers, Augustine's 'Confessions' charts his journey from his sinful youth and Manichaeism to Christianity. Includes an active table of contents for easy navigation.

Confessions (Latin: Confessiones) is the name of an autobiographical work, consisting of 13 books, by Saint Augustine of Hippo, written in Latin between 397 and 400 AD. The work outlines Saint Augustine's sinful youth and his conversion to Christianity. Modern English translations of it are sometimes published under the title The Confessions of Saint Augustine in order to distinguish the book from other books with similar titles. Its original title was Confessions in Thirteen Books, and it...

Skyros Publishing is dedicated to reproducing the finest books ever written and letting readers of all ages experience a classic for the first time or revisit a past favorite.St. Augustine was the bishop of Hippo and his writings helped shape Christianity and philosophy in the West. In the book On Grace and Free Will, St. Augustine warns Christians to beware of having free will without grace or grace without free will.

Written in the waning days of the Roman era, Augustines Confessions are the moving diary of a soul's journey. From his earliest memories of childhood, through his turbulent and licentious youth, to his resolute conversion at the age of 32, Augustine traces a pilgrimage of unbounded grace. Throughout, he passionately addresses the spiritual questions that have engaged thoughtful minds since time began.

Book I. The treatise opens with a short statement on the subject of the authority of the Evangelists, their number, their order, and the different plans of their narratives. Augustine then prepares for the discussion of the questions relating to their harmony, by joining issue in this book with those who raise a difficulty in the circumstance that Christ has left no writing of His own, or who falsely allege that certain books were composed by Him on the arts of magic. He also meets the obj...

The delightful task of editing these Enarrations, which was what I undertook, became, indeed, a very painful one when the general editor informed me that the whole work must be comprised in a single volume of the series. This allowed but one hundred pages to each one of the six volumes of the Oxford translation. But I felt that my learned friend was right in deciding that St. Augustin’s treatment of the Psalms must not be wanting to the series, and that the exposition is so diffuse and dig...