CONFESSIONS OF ST. AUGUSTINE
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Author: St. Augustine of Hippo. 429 pg. PB
"By common consent the work known as the Confessions has a special place among the world's great books. Autobiographical in character, it is not an attempt to tell the story of all the years of the writer's life, least of all of the outward events of those years. But no writer ever went deeper into his own character and deeds, passed keener judgments on himself, or revealed himself more fully and more humbly to others...His book is not only a most penetrating psychological study and a unique document for understanding the spiritual and ascetic life, but is also a storehouse of thought for the philosopher and theologian, and for others as well."--from the Translator's Introduction.
"By common consent the work known as the Confessions has a special place among the world's great books. Autobiographical in character, it is not an attempt to tell the story of all the years of the writer's life, least of all of the outward events of those years. But no writer ever went deeper into his own character and deeds, passed keener judgments on himself, or revealed himself more fully and more humbly to others...His book is not only a most penetrating psychological study and a unique document for understanding the spiritual and ascetic life, but is also a storehouse of thought for the philosopher and theologian, and for others as well."--from the Translator's Introduction.