Book Overview
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... This description may be from another edition of this product.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1565480848
ISBN13:9781565480841
Release Date:November 1996
Publisher:New City Press
Length:416 Pages
Weight:1.26 lbs.
Dimensions:1.1" x 5.9" x 9.0"
Customer Reviews
4 ratings
Your Spiritual Growth
Published by I , 1 month ago
Good book to read to see that your life’s struggles are similar to others and there’s a light to look towards for inspiration.
Amazing book about a man's spiritual journey with Christ
Published by Lynn Latham , 8 months ago
It's an intimate book about a man who is lost sinner but one day Christ saves him. They journey that is very similar to my own. Very heart provoking!
Confessions of St Augustine
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 15 years ago
This is great Lenten Reading, and just good reading in general. What I have read and understood I wished I had read this book earlier in my life.
Inspiring
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 25 years ago
In reading the few reviews of people who did not like this book, it seems that it is the genre more than the book itself which they don't care for. Is this book redundant, as one reviewer accused it of being? Most assuredly so, but that should hardly be a surprise in a text such as this which explores the inklings of a powerful intellect that is attempting to grapple with the "big" questions.Augustine writes with a brutal honesty about himself & his weaknesses of which most of us, I would wager, would be incapable of duplicating. The book is filled with theological speculations and a sense of deep-seated guilt that Augustine feels because of his sins. Some of the passages regarding faith might seem a bit ad-hoc to the modern reader, but I suppose there is no way around that.This is a good book, but it is not a book for everyone. I would recommend it if you have an interest in philosophy, religion, or the philosophy of religion. I would admonish those who do not have an enthusiasm for these three areas not to read this book.
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