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An edition of Confessions (1482)

Confessions

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Augustine's Confessions might be one of the most profound Christian testimonies ever recorded. Not necessarily because Augustine led an unusual life or faced intriguing circumstances which had to be overcome; because, in reality, the actual events of his life were relatively less than extraordinary. Augustine's Confessions serve as such a spectacular testimony because, besides the fact that it was one of the first of its kind in the literary world, of the depth of his introspection and the clarity of his mind. It is a work that has made a permanent mark on Theology as well as Philosophy. For most of the Confessions Augustine systematically examines his life up until what would have then been the present, casting pride aside in an effort to truly understand his struggle in the context of God's will and his own rebellious sinful nature. Amazingly the similarities inherent in the human struggle with the world and self span time without a hitch, making this work just as relevant today as it would have been 1,600 years ago. Once Augustine arrives at his present, he then turns his focus to an analysis of the first few chapters of Genesis, seemingly with the intent to refute several Manichean misconceptions that Augustine himself had become ensnared by. At the same time, however, Augustine sheds some light on a few topics that individuals have struggled with throughout the ages, which are likely open to some interpretation but nonetheless engaging. The conclusion of the Confessions is one which maintains its theme throughout, indicating that the pursuit of knowledge and that of truth should and will arrive at the same conclusion. Confessions certainly lives up to its title as a timeless classic.

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Penguin Books
Pages
346

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Confessions
2013, Darton, Longman and Todd
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The confessions of Saint Augustine
2005, ICON Classics
electronic resource / in English - Webster's Spanish Thesaurus ed. for ESL, EFL, ELP, TOEFL, TOEIC and AP test preparation.
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The Confessions of St. Augustine
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The confessions of Saint Augustine
2005, ICON Classics
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The Confessions of St. Augustine
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Confessions
1961, Penguin Books
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Confessions of ST. Augustine
December 1, 1961, Scribner
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The confessions of Saint Augustine
1943, Sheed & Ward
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Confessions, Vol. 2: Books 9-13 (Loeb Classical Library, No. 27)
January 1, 1912, Loeb Classical Library
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The Confessions of Saint Augustine
1907, Methuen & Co.
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Edition Notes

Published in
Harmondsworth, Middlesex, England, New York, N.Y., U.S.A
Series
Penguin classics -- L114
Genre
Biography.

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
270.2092
Library of Congress
BR65.A6 E5 1961b, BR65.A6E, BR65.A6 E5 1961

The Physical Object

Pagination
346 p. ;
Number of pages
346

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL24203984M
Internet Archive
confessions00augurich
ISBN 10
014044114X
ISBN 13
9780140441147
LCCN
61066334
OCLC/WorldCat
17378541, 1053676, 234350981

Work Description

Garry Wills’s complete translation of Saint Augustine’s spiritual masterpiece—available now for the first time Garry Wills is an exceptionally gifted translator and one of our best writers on religion today. His bestselling translations of individual chapters of Saint Augustine’s Confessions have received widespread and glowing reviews. Now for the first time, Wills’s translation of the entire work is being published as a Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition. Removed by time and place but not by spiritual relevance, Augustine’s Confessions continues to influence contemporary religion, language, and thought. Reading with fresh, keen eyes, Wills brings his superb gifts of analysis and insight to this ambitious translation of the entire book. “[Wills] renders Augustine’s famous and influential text in direct language with all the spirited wordplay and poetic strength intact.”—Los Angeles Times“[Wills’s] translations . . . are meant to bring Augustine straight into our own minds; and they succeed. Well-known passages, over which my eyes have often gazed, spring to life again from Wills’s pages.”—Peter Brown, The New York Review of Books“Augustine flourishes in Wills’s hand.”—James Wood“A masterful synthesis of classical philosophy and scriptural erudition.”—Chicago Tribune

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i (1) 'You are great, Lord, and highly to be praised (Ps. 47: 2): great is your power and your wisdom is immeasurable' (Ps. 146:5).
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[I.] 1. Great art Thou, O Lord, and greatly to be praised ; great is Thy power, and Thy wisdom infinite.
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