By Saint Augustine - Confessions, 2nd (second) Edition: 2nd (second) Edition

by Mich Foley Saint Augustine

Augustine, Confessions 2nd EDITION by Saint Bishop of Hippo Augustine. Hackett Pub Co Inc,2007

Hardcover

Reviews

[Peggy Haslar · Rating 5 out of 5]

What happens when a brilliant young man leaves his fundamentalist hometown to pursue both wisdom and "the good life"? That opener could be a blurb for any number of current books and films, which might explain at least part of the enduring nature Augustine's Confessions. It's a challenging book that repays more than one reading over time. Augustine's searching heart penetrates every page in his book, the first autobiography ever written.

It takes years of questioning before before the up and coming rhetoric teacher sees through the sophisticated facade in the teachings of his hero Manes. Then, fascinated by the eloquence of the famous Bishop Anselm, Augustine gradually sees more depth to Catholicism than his hometown version of the faith offered. Meanwhile, he struggles with his passions and his pride. He has a beautiful restless heart that won't settle for shallow answers to anything. Dr. Stephen Barr has noted that Augustine's musing on time in book 11 of the Confessions reflect the findings of modern physics on the cosmology of the early universe! But it is finally Augustine's love for the "beauty ever ancient, ever new" that wins us, even it challenges the reader to lead a richer search for ultimate truth.

[Diana Kullman · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was my second reading of St. Augustine's Confessions but a different edition. Excellent

[Luke Dietze · Rating 5 out of 5]

As a Christian, getting to read about someone like Saint Augustine who is often seen as a very respected Christian struggle with their faith was incredibly eye opening and reassuring. I believe that we only read through his personal accounts (the first 10 chapters or so), so I cannot speak for anything after that, but thoroughly enjoyed.