CliffsNotes On St. Augustine's Confessions

by Stacy Magedanz

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CliffsNotes on St. Augustine’s Confessions takes you on a story of conversion – actually several conversions: to Manichaeism; to the pursuit of truth; to an intellectual acceptance of Christianity; and finally to an emotional acceptance of Christian faith. The Confessions is in one sense Augustine’s personal story, but it is also a mythological work about humanity’s quest to discover true peace and satisfaction.

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100 pages, Kindle Edition

First published March 19, 2004

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Librarian at John M. Pfau Library, California State University San Bernardino.

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[Karl · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very helpful to listen to the audio version after reading the book. Provides great historical context and great summary to help me better understand what I read.