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The Confessions of Saint Augustine: A Modern Translation with Introduction
The Confessions of Saint A Modern TranslationThe classic spiritual autobiography—newly rendered in clear, contemporary English. In The Confessions, Augustine of Hippo recounts his restless search for truth—from youthful ambition and distraction to a life transformed by grace—and then turns to profound meditation on memory, time, Scripture, and creation. This edition offers a faithful, readable translation with a crisp orientation to Augustine’s world and thought.
What’s inside?Book I — Childhood, infancy, and the God who already knows us.Book II — Adolescence and the theft of the sin as disordered love.Book III — Studies at Carthage, Manichaeism, and the first glimpse of beauty “so ancient and so new.”Book IV — Ambition, rhetoric, astrology, and the searing grief of a friend’s death.Book V — To Rome and Milan; meeting Bishop Ambrose and unlearning error.Book VI — Restlessness deepens; Monica’s prayers; a heart divided.Book VII — Neoplatonism and the problem of God as immutable Good.Book VIII — Crisis and the garden at Milan and conversion.Book IX — Baptism with Alypius and Monica; Monica’s death and Augustine’s praise.Book X — Present memory, desire, temptation, and the love of God.Book XI — Time and “What, then, is time?” and “In the beginning…”Book XII — Reading Genesis heaven and earth, letter and spirit.Book XIII — The six days and the Sabbath as the soul’s re-creation and rest in God.
Why this edition?Modern & Faithful — Smooth, accurate English that preserves Augustine’s intimacy, irony, and biblical cadence.
Guided Reading — A concise introduction situates the work historically and explains its two narrative and contemplation.
Concise Commentary — Light notes clarify names, sources, and key themes (restless heart, grace, memory, time) without interrupting the flow.
Reader-First Design — Clean headings, generous spacing, and consistent formatting for devotion, classroom, or study.
Who is it for?Seekers and skeptics, students and scholars, pastors and spiritual directors—anyone drawn to a searching, honest encounter with God, the self, and the mystery of time and grace.
“Our hearts are restless until they rest in You.”Read The Confessions as a living an unsparing self-portrait that becomes praise—leading from confession of sin to confession of faith, and from memory of the past to hope in the eternal present of God.
What’s inside?Book I — Childhood, infancy, and the God who already knows us.Book II — Adolescence and the theft of the sin as disordered love.Book III — Studies at Carthage, Manichaeism, and the first glimpse of beauty “so ancient and so new.”Book IV — Ambition, rhetoric, astrology, and the searing grief of a friend’s death.Book V — To Rome and Milan; meeting Bishop Ambrose and unlearning error.Book VI — Restlessness deepens; Monica’s prayers; a heart divided.Book VII — Neoplatonism and the problem of God as immutable Good.Book VIII — Crisis and the garden at Milan and conversion.Book IX — Baptism with Alypius and Monica; Monica’s death and Augustine’s praise.Book X — Present memory, desire, temptation, and the love of God.Book XI — Time and “What, then, is time?” and “In the beginning…”Book XII — Reading Genesis heaven and earth, letter and spirit.Book XIII — The six days and the Sabbath as the soul’s re-creation and rest in God.
Why this edition?Modern & Faithful — Smooth, accurate English that preserves Augustine’s intimacy, irony, and biblical cadence.
Guided Reading — A concise introduction situates the work historically and explains its two narrative and contemplation.
Concise Commentary — Light notes clarify names, sources, and key themes (restless heart, grace, memory, time) without interrupting the flow.
Reader-First Design — Clean headings, generous spacing, and consistent formatting for devotion, classroom, or study.
Who is it for?Seekers and skeptics, students and scholars, pastors and spiritual directors—anyone drawn to a searching, honest encounter with God, the self, and the mystery of time and grace.
“Our hearts are restless until they rest in You.”Read The Confessions as a living an unsparing self-portrait that becomes praise—leading from confession of sin to confession of faith, and from memory of the past to hope in the eternal present of God.
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Published December 11, 2025
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March 22, 2026
Whether you are religious or not, this book is a testament to the power of religion. Augustine without Christianity would've been no one special, but due to his beliefs and and convictions, he is one of my favourite philosophers of all time. I have never read something from someone who can be this brutally honest, this vulnerable, and for no reason other than to get closer to his God. Also some really cool and badass metaphysics (far less pretentious than any others from the same school).
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