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‘As a youth … I had prayed to you for chastity and said “Give me chastity and continence, but not yet”’

The son of a pagan father and a Christian mother, Saint Augustine spent his early years torn between conflicting faiths and worldviews. 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.

In his introduction R. S. Pine-Coffin discusses Saint Augustine’s intentions in writing his Confessions and issues of translation. This edition also includes a list of dates of events recorded in the Confessions.

Synopsis:

Saint Augustine of Hippo (354-430) was one of the outstanding figures of the declining Roman Empire. From his own account he lived a life of sin until his conversion to Christianity at the age of 32. Twelve years later he gave this personal account of his search for truth.

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When Saint Augustine wrote his Confessions he was facing, and responding to, a growing spread of asceticism in the Roman world.

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About the Author

Saint Augustine was born on November 13th, A.D. 354, in Tagaste (modern Souk Ahras, Algeria), and died almost seventy-six years later in Hippo Regius—(modern Annaba) on the Mediterranean coast sixty miles away. In the years between, he devoted himself to the mastery of the texts of scripture, becoming a formidable theologian.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780140441147
Designed:
Pine-Coffin, R. S.
Author:
Saint Augustine
Translator:
Pine-Coffin, R. S.
Introduction:
Pine-Coffin, R. S.
Designed:
Pine-Coffin, R. S.
Author:
Augustine, Of Hippo
Author:
Augustine of Hippo
Author:
Saint Augustine of Hippo
Author:
St Augustine
Author:
Pine-Coffin, R. S.
Publisher:
Penguin Books
Location:
Harmondsworth, Middlesex, England :
Subject:
General
Subject:
Religious
Subject:
Biography
Subject:
Church History
Subject:
Religion - Church History
Subject:
Augustine, saint, bishop of hippo, 354-430
Subject:
Latin literature
Subject:
Algeria
Subject:
Christian saints
Subject:
Hippo (Extinct city) Biography.
Subject:
Christianity -- History.
Subject:
Hippo
Subject:
Christianity - History - General
Subject:
Augustine
Subject:
Christian saints - Algeria -
Subject:
Biography-Religious
Copyright:
1961
Edition Description:
Mass Market
Series:
Penguin classics
Series Volume:
90-157L114
Publication Date:
19611131
Binding:
TRADE PAPER
Grade Level:
from 12
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
352
Dimensions:
7.77x5.07x.86 in. .57 lbs.
Age Level:
from 18
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"Synopsis" by , Saint Augustine of Hippo (354-430) was one of the outstanding figures of the declining Roman Empire. From his own account he lived a life of sin until his conversion to Christianity at the age of 32. Twelve years later he gave this personal account of his search for truth.
"Synopsis" by , When Saint Augustine wrote his Confessions he was facing, and responding to, a growing spread of asceticism in the Roman world.

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