Many years ago, when I was beginning to think about the themes of Christian theology, I decided to read Augustine of Hippo’s Confessions. I knew little about Augustine (354–430), other than his famous request to God to grant him chastity (but not just yet). My reason for wanting to read him was simple. Having recently moved away from atheism to Christianity, I was naturally interested in reading about others who had experienced similar conversions. A friend had mentioned that Augustine had some things