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This Whitaker House edition of The Confessions of Saint Augustine is a revision of the highly respected Edward B. Pusey English translation. This version has been edited for content and also slightly updated for the modern reader. Words, expressions, and sentence structure have been revised for clarity and readability.
The Confessions of Saint Augustine
(Originally titled The Confessions)
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Introduction
Aurelius Augustinus, better known as Saint Augustine, was born of poor parents in the small town of Thagaste in Numidia, North Africa (present-day Algeria), ad 354. His father, Patricius, a pagan who lived somewhat of a loose life, was converted to Christianity before his death; his mother, Monnica, on account of her personal piety and her influence on her son, is one of the most revered women in the history of the Christian church.
Augustine was educated at the University of Carthage and, according to his own account, belonged to a group of rowdy friends and joined in their intemperate living. While there he entered into a fourteen-year relationship with a young woman who became the mother of his son, Adeodatus. He also joined the heretical sect of the Manicheans, who professed to have received from their founder a higher form of truth than was taught by Christ.
At the close of his university career, which had been brilliant in spite of distractions, he returned to his native town, and first there, and later in Carthage and Rome, he practiced as a teacher of rhetoric, training young lawyers in the art of debating. By the time he was about twenty-seven he had begun to have doubts as to the validity of the Manichean faith, but it was not until 387, while he was professor of rhetoric in the University of Milan, that he was converted to Christianity and received baptism. He then gave up his profession and became an ascetic, studying the foundations of faith; writing, chiefly against his former sect; and conversing with a group of disciples, first at Rome and then in his native town.
When he was on a visit to Hippo, not far from Thagaste, he went into the priesthood, ...
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About The Confessions of Saint AugustineThe Confessions of St. Augustine has a special place among the world’s greatest books. As Augustine reflects upon his life in the light of Scripture and the presence of God, he reveals how you can find the way to rest securely in Jesus, discern good from evil, avoid false spiritual pursuits, and know the will of God. He begins with his infancy, pondering the many sins of his life before his conversion, and he confesses not only his sins but even more the greatness of God. Here is the timeless conflict between good and evil, portrayed through the life of one man who found spiritual growth and unshakable faith. Just as Augustine did, you can experience the unspeakable joy of being pure and righteous before God, regardless of your past. |
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