TY  - BOOK
AU  - Augustine,
AU  - Burton,Philip
AU  - 
TI  - The confessions
T2  - Everyman's library
SN  - 9780375411731
AV  - BR65.B974.C664 2001 
PY  - 2001///
CY  - New York
PB  - A.A. Knopf
KW  - Augustine,
KW  - Christian saints
KW  - Algeria
KW  - Hippo (Extinct city)
KW  - Biography
KW  - Christian literature, Early
KW  - Latin authors
KW  - Translations into English
N1  - 1 (pages xxxii-xxxiii); 2
N2  - "Augustine's fourth-century spiritual autobiography is not only a major document in the history of Christianity and a classic of Roman Africa, it also marks a vital moment in the history of Western culture. As Augustine recounts his life, he probes the great themes that others were to explore after him - faith, time, truth, identity, and self-knowledge - with a degree of detail unmatched in ancient literature. Illustrated with vivid portraits of friends, family, colleagues, and enemies, The Confessions provides a remarkably candid account of the passage from a life of sensuality and superstition to a genuine spiritual awakening. The result is a powerful narrative of one man's religious journey that continues to shape the way we write and behave today."--Jacket
ER  -