Confessions Paperback - 1961
by Augustine; R. S. Pine-Coffin (Translator); Introduction by R. S. Pine-Coffin
Summary
‘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.
First line
CAN any praise be worthy of the Lord's majesty?
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- Title Confessions
- Author Augustine; R. S. Pine-Coffin (Translator); Introduction by R. S. Pine-Coffin
- Binding Paperback
- Edition [ Edition: Repri
- Pages 352
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Penguin Group, Harmondsworth, Middlesex, England
- Date 1961-11-30
- Features Bibliography
- ISBN 9780140441147 / 014044114X
- Weight 0.57 lbs (0.26 kg)
- Dimensions 7.77 x 5.07 x 0.86 in (19.74 x 12.88 x 2.18 cm)
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Themes
- Chronological Period: Ancient (To 499 A.D.)
- Religious Orientation: Christian
- Theometrics: Classic
- Library of Congress subjects Augustine, Christian saints - Algeria - Hippo (Extinct
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 61066334
- Dewey Decimal Code B
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Citations
- Christian Century, 10/21/2008, Page 33
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