
Confessions
Penguin Publishing Group · Print & ebook · November 30, 1961
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- Who it’s for
- readers interested in Christian theology and spiritual autobiography
- Themes
- spiritual journey, Christian doctrine, philosophy
- Pacing
- Reflective
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In a remarkably honest and revealing spiritual autobiography, Saint Augustine addresses fundamental issues of doctrine that remain integral parts of modern Christianity. The son of a pagan father and a Christian mother, Saint Augustine spent his early years torn between conflicting faiths and world views.
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His Confessions, written when he was in his forties, recount how he came to turn away from his youthful ideas and licentious lifestyle to become a staunch advocate of Christianity and one of its most influential thinkers. Many of the prayers and meditations in Confessions are still fundamental parts of modern religion. Penguin Classics is the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world, representing a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
Augustine’s Voice
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- Confessions as a philosophy-facing companion
- Contemplative, rigorous prose
Expect
- Layered devotional reading
- Identity-and-worldview questions
Where it sits
| Religious Lives | 64% |
|---|---|
| Theology | 21% |
| Catholicism | 20% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Religious Lives
- Religion & Philosophy
- Christian Theology
- Authors
- Saint Augustine, R. S. Pine-Coffin, Augustine of Hippo
- Publisher
- Penguin Publishing Group
- Published
- November 30, 1961
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- spiritual journey · Christian doctrine · philosophy
- Reading lane
- Religious Lives