The Confessions of St. Augustine
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The first autobiography ever written, and one of the most profound testaments of faith, ever.“This book is the masterpiece from which all other Christian memoirs flow. Augustine’s astonishing story remains as fresh as it did when he wrote it in the late fourth century. The Confessions still speaks with a clear, vivid and altogether distinctive voice to believers and seekers searching for the One who will give rest to their restless hearts.” —James Martin, SJ, author of My Life with the Saints Library Journal The latest volume in the series "Augustine for the Twenty-First Century," which will offer the first complete translation of all of Augustine's works into English, adds yet another vision of the Confessions to the many already available. The fourth-century bishop of Hippo in North Africa wrote this extended prayer, the first true autobiography, to confess his sins and God's goodness. It has been a standard of spiritual literature ever since. Boulding (Marked for Life, Abingdon, 1996), a Benedictine nun of Stanbrook Abbey, England, offers us a fine, smooth translation that is a pleasure to read. Hers is also the first English translation to use inclusive language. There is a complete index, which greatly enhances the usefulness of this particular volume. For all readers.Augustine J. Curley, Newark Abbey, N.J.
About the Vintage Spiritual ClassicsPreface to the Vintage Spiritual Classics EditionChronology of the Life of Saint AugustineNote on this TranslationThe Confessions1Bk. IInfancy and Boyhood3Bk. IIAdolescence25Bk. IIIStudent Years at Carthage37Bk. IVAugustine the Manichee54Bk. VFaustus at Carthage, Augustine to Rome and Milan75Bk. VIMilan, 385: Progress, Friends, Perplexities96Bk. VIINeoplatonism Frees Augustine's Mind120Bk. VIIIConversion145Bk. IXDeath and Rebirth170Bk. XMemory197Bk. XITime and Eternity245Bk. XIIHeaven and Earth273Bk. XIIIThe Days of Creation, Prophecy of the Church304Suggestions for Further Reading343Index345
