The Confessions of Saint Augustine, B..., Augustine of Hippo
The Confessions of Saint Augustine, B..., Augustine of Hippo
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The Confessions of Saint Augustine, Bishop of Hippo

Author: Augustine of Hippo

Narrator: Stewart Crank

Unabridged: 12 hr 1 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 08/21/2023


Synopsis

??"St Augustine wasn't always so saintly, which is why his honest 'Confessions' still resonates today." -Sameer Rahim ; The Telegraph
Confessions is the name of an autobiographical work, consisting of 13 books, by Saint Augustine of Hippo, written in Latin between 397 and 400 AD. The work outlines Saint Augustine's sinful youth and his conversion to Christianity.
It is widely seen as the first Western autobiography ever written, and Professor Henry Chadwick wrote that Confessions will "always rank among the great masterpieces of western literature."
It provides an unbroken record of his development of thought into his early 40s and is the most complete record of any single person from the 4th and 5th centuries. It is a significant theological work, featuring spiritual meditations and insights.
A Must Read Classic for both Western and Religious History!

Reviews

Goodreads review by Murtaza on February 10, 2019

I suspect most people today would not imagine that they have much in common with a Christian saint who lived over 1500 years ago. Remarkably enough however if they read this book I think they'd find much to relate to, just as I did. The Confessions is the famous autobiography of St. Augustine of Hip......more

Goodreads review by Werner on October 20, 2024

Note, Oct. 20, 2024: I've just edited one sentence below to incorporate a point made by another reader who commented. As a first-semester college freshman needing an elective, I signed up for a speed-reading class. I never adopted any of the techniques the course touted, although I got an A in it; bu......more

Goodreads review by Michael on December 16, 2022

This is an introspective book. In it, St. Augustine traces his spiritual journey — from the hedonism and materialism of his early youth — to intellectual pursuits of secular philosophy, academic success, and worldly wisdom — to attempting to reach God via alternative spirituality, a blend of false a......more

Goodreads review by Paul on May 09, 2025

Confession is said to be good for the soul; and the Confessions of Saint Augustine of Hippo are good for any person’s soul, regardless of their religious or philosophical beliefs. There is something profoundly compelling in the rigorous, uncompromising manner in which Augustine describes the way he......more