Confessions (World Philosophers and Their Works)
At a glance:
- Author: Aurelius Augustinus
- First Published: 1620
- Genres: Nonfiction, Autobiography, Philosophy, Religion and spirituality
- Subjects: Religion, Spiritual life or spirituality, Christianity, Bible, biblical imagery, or biblical symbolism, Life, philosophy of, Greek or Roman times, Saints or sainthood, Time, Rome, Religious life, Carthage
Context
Saint Augustine, the greatest theologian of the disintegrating ancient Roman world, came to Christian faith partly “from the outside” after a trying spiritual and intellectual pilgrimage. His Confessions recounts episodes from a restless life finally blessed by religious peace and certainty. The work opens and closes with ardent praise for God’s goodness and mercy. The details of Augustine’s autobiographical passages achieve significance only in the focus of a deeply experienced conversion. After the conversion, Augustine sees everything from a new...
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