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The Confessions

The Confessions

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More than an autobiography， The Confessions of St。 Augustine is one of the most influential religious books in the Christian tradition。 A great work of Western literature， it recalls crucial events and episodes in the author's life， in particular， life with his devoutly Christian mother and his origins in rural Algeria in the mid-fourth century A。D。; the rise to a lavish life at the imperial court in Milan; his struggle with sexual desires; eventual renunciation of secular ambitions and marriage; and recovery of his Catholic faith。
This intensely personal narrative — among the first in which self-analysis was used to describe spiritual and emotional experiences — provides a detailed， classic recounting of one man's internal struggles and religious conversion。 The book will be useful to anyone interested in the impact made by one of the foremost leaders in the development of Christian thought。

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Nadine ，

Rating: N/AI don’t feel that it’s right to give this book a rating。 Also took a reading break in between as it was difficult to get through。 To be honest， I picked this book not knowing what to expect and thought I should challenge myself， but this was a really good book that’s making me question a lot， even as a non-Christian， and not super religious person。 I got to see Augustine’s journey and experience his turning points in life， and even related to some of it。 The old language made it quite Rating: N/AI don’t feel that it’s right to give this book a rating。 Also took a reading break in between as it was difficult to get through。 To be honest， I picked this book not knowing what to expect and thought I should challenge myself， but this was a really good book that’s making me question a lot， even as a non-Christian， and not super religious person。 I got to see Augustine’s journey and experience his turning points in life， and even related to some of it。 The old language made it quite hard to read and understand at times， but aside from that， the key points and concepts in the book made it worth it。 Definitely will carry with me some of the things I’ve learned in this book。 。。。more

Adrian ，

I am not a particularly pious person。 But this is one of the most sincere and intimate pieces of work that I have read。 And Augustine's thoughts are first-rate philosophy。 I will read it again someday and hopefully I'll understand more。 I am not a particularly pious person。 But this is one of the most sincere and intimate pieces of work that I have read。 And Augustine's thoughts are first-rate philosophy。 I will read it again someday and hopefully I'll understand more。 。。。more

Emma Devine ，

Incredible

Bethany ，

Absolutely beautiful。 I’m glad I found the Penguin translation because it flows a lot better than whatever other translation that I had before。 I skimmed some of the parts near the end， but Augustine’s prayers are just so lovely。 Another book I’ll be rereading for the rest of my life。

Jesse Kessler ，

Not very long， but not very light。I am very glad to have read this， and found it to be very good。 However， I would hesitate to recommend it to most people， and it took me a LONG time to work through this。You might not know Confessions even contains adventure！ I really appreciated the reflections on Augustine's youth， his close friendships， and his trip to the Colosseum。 Not very long， but not very light。I am very glad to have read this， and found it to be very good。 However， I would hesitate to recommend it to most people， and it took me a LONG time to work through this。You might not know Confessions even contains adventure！ I really appreciated the reflections on Augustine's youth， his close friendships， and his trip to the Colosseum。 。。。more

Armaan Bamzai ，

This felt very self-conscious and faltering （which is probably a combination of its pre-pre-pre-formal-autobiography genre and its religious guilt）

Vito Carlin ，

A Christian classic。 It was beneficial and enriching to read the early works of a church father who became so influential to the Church， theology， and practice。The writing style in the Oxford University Press edition， translated by Henry Chadwick is very good， modern， and understandable。The writing style of Augustine is different from modern standards。 It is a mix of poetry， prose， autobiography， and Scripture quotation wrapped into his thought and voice。 It can become hard to follow Augustine， A Christian classic。 It was beneficial and enriching to read the early works of a church father who became so influential to the Church， theology， and practice。The writing style in the Oxford University Press edition， translated by Henry Chadwick is very good， modern， and understandable。The writing style of Augustine is different from modern standards。 It is a mix of poetry， prose， autobiography， and Scripture quotation wrapped into his thought and voice。 It can become hard to follow Augustine， at times when he speaks figuratively or allegorically。 What he is saying may not be readily apparent to modern readers until they realize that he is speaking figuratively about his subject。 For the vast majority of the work， a modern reader will be pleased to know they will understand most of what Augustine is saying。 There are two major confessions that may be challenging for the modern reader: （1） when he speaks about time and （2） when he figuratively expounds on the Genesis creation story。 The reader will be met with a cascade of thoughts that seem to be run-on in nature， staccato in pace， and boundless in depth。 Do not fear - absorb what you can and reference the excellent footnotes for help， and keep turning the page。 There is no need to get bogged down by abstract thoughts， which might be alien and foreign to modern readers' sensibilities。Overall， it is well worth the time， effort， and energy to read Saint Augustine's Confessions at least once in your life。 You will be enriched by its beauty and light。I bought the audiobook and the physical book and read along with the narrator。 It took me five days to complete the book。 。。。more

Dan Waugh ，

I love Augustine。 I love this book。 It isn't always an easy read， especially the final portions regarding creation， but it is a classic for a reason。 This is my third or fourth reading， and each time I see new things。 Incredible。 I love Augustine。 I love this book。 It isn't always an easy read， especially the final portions regarding creation， but it is a classic for a reason。 This is my third or fourth reading， and each time I see new things。 Incredible。 。。。more

Kylie Vernon ，

read this for a great texts course and absolutely loved it。 apart from his hyper-sex drive that permits him to have some strange distorted theology， I found so much comfort in the spiritual journey that Augustine went on。 He asks some of the same questions that I have wondered about cultural relativity and the influence of subjective experience on theological perspectives。 Also Monica is the goat。

Chicken ，

oh Lord。 how do you write a"review" of the Confessions？i guess you begin by admittingthat you'll have to read this same booka minimum of three times。why three？because augustine has a thing with threes （the Trinity and all）and because the first time through（as i just did）is like drinking from a fire-hoseof caffeinated hyper-attentive ideas。 loads of beauty here。 loads of Truth illuminated here。but i had to roam through the entirety onceto solidify any notion of what the hecki'd just gotten myself oh Lord。 how do you write a"review" of the Confessions？i guess you begin by admittingthat you'll have to read this same booka minimum of three times。why three？because augustine has a thing with threes （the Trinity and all）and because the first time through（as i just did）is like drinking from a fire-hoseof caffeinated hyper-attentive ideas。 loads of beauty here。 loads of Truth illuminated here。but i had to roam through the entirety onceto solidify any notion of what the hecki'd just gotten myself into with augustine。already looking forward to my second readingof Confessions， which will feelmuch less daunting。 overall，this is a freakin' beautiful meditationon God's creation and invitations to grace。next time， i'll read it as a devotional provocation to prayerrather than an intellectual exercise。performing the latter is like reading the Psalms for history。revisiting rightly will make all the difference。 。。。more

Addy Orangutan ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Augustine dies in the end

Daniel Hagedorn ，

I've been wanting to read this book since I was a college student。 When I worked in a bookstore after college， I thumbed through it numerous times but passed in each instance。 Well， during the pandemic， I bought a lot of books， a number of titles that were more aspirational reads than anything else。 This is a long read， the kind of book for me， that it's maybe ten pages a day and seldom more。 Books I-IX were my favorite parts， chronicling Augustine's religious journey。 This work represents， in a I've been wanting to read this book since I was a college student。 When I worked in a bookstore after college， I thumbed through it numerous times but passed in each instance。 Well， during the pandemic， I bought a lot of books， a number of titles that were more aspirational reads than anything else。 This is a long read， the kind of book for me， that it's maybe ten pages a day and seldom more。 Books I-IX were my favorite parts， chronicling Augustine's religious journey。 This work represents， in a way， the beginnings of the memoir， and his struggle is all the more real， and all the more satisfying when realized。 。。。more

estelaaviguerass ，

Una catarsis en toda regla。 Mientras Agustín se deshacía， se abría， yo me abría con él。 La cantidad de enseñanzas teológicas que expone es increíble。 Y su forma de describir el amor es pura y sempiterna， como sus propias confesiones。

Joy C。 ，

"You called and shouted and burst my deafness。 You flashed， shone， and scattered my blindness。 You breathed odors， and I drew in breath and panted for You。 I tasted， and I hunger and thirst。 You touched me， and I burned for Your peace。"I just finished The Confessions of Saint Augustine of Hippo， and I am so filled with gratitude and praise and worship。 The devotional nature of this autobiography was my favourite - prayers addressed to God in repentance and awe and deep love。 It stirred me so muc "You called and shouted and burst my deafness。 You flashed， shone， and scattered my blindness。 You breathed odors， and I drew in breath and panted for You。 I tasted， and I hunger and thirst。 You touched me， and I burned for Your peace。"I just finished The Confessions of Saint Augustine of Hippo， and I am so filled with gratitude and praise and worship。 The devotional nature of this autobiography was my favourite - prayers addressed to God in repentance and awe and deep love。 It stirred me so much。 There were parts that were also incredibly philosophical as Augustine used arguments that I had not considered before - made me ponder and turn profound questions over in my mind。 This is a classic all Christians （and in fact all readers！） ought to read sometime in their life， if they can。But the richness of Augustine took my breath away。 He writes with such devotional beauty as to stir the heart to faith and love and prayer。 I'm definitely wanting to go back and reread passages and write down quotes。 This was one specifically moving passage that leaves me in awe， absolutely stunned and satisfied and yearning:"Late have I loved you， beauty so old and so new: late have I loved you。 And see， you were within and I was in the external world and sought you there， and in my unlovely state I plunged into those lovely created things which you made。 You were with me， and I was not with you。 The lovely things kept me far from you， though if they did not have their existence in you， they had no existence at all。 You called and cried out loud and shattered my deafness。 You were radiant and resplendent， you put to flight my blindness。 You were fragrant， and I drew in my breath and now pant after you。 I tasted you， and I feel but hunger and thirst for you。 You touched me， and I am set on fire to attain the peace which is yours。"St。 Augustine of Hippo， Confessions 。。。more

Megan Mae ，

love saint augustines heart！！！！ great read。 had to read over several months to digest it all。

Bailey Kindle ，

I spent a few weeks reading this dense material every morning。 There are so many profound words to take from this， and I now understand why it was so influential in shaping the western church。 I loved reading about Augustine’s life through his confessions as well as his meditations on Creation， the Trinity， and more。I enjoyed how Augustine ended Confessions in Book XIII using my favorite Bible verse as the central theme for his meditations。 Romans 12:2 - “Do not be conformed to this world， but b I spent a few weeks reading this dense material every morning。 There are so many profound words to take from this， and I now understand why it was so influential in shaping the western church。 I loved reading about Augustine’s life through his confessions as well as his meditations on Creation， the Trinity， and more。I enjoyed how Augustine ended Confessions in Book XIII using my favorite Bible verse as the central theme for his meditations。 Romans 12:2 - “Do not be conformed to this world， but be transformed by the renewal of your mind， that by testing you may discern what is the will of God， what is good and acceptable and perfect。”Gratis Tibi Domine！ 。。。more

Anna C ，

Ughhhhh I hate this book so much。 I've been forced to read it three times （high school， undergrad， and grad school） and each time by dogmatic teachers and professors who wouldn't let me criticize it。 Guys， I really， really， really， REALLY HATE this book。 Ughhhhh I hate this book so much。 I've been forced to read it three times （high school， undergrad， and grad school） and each time by dogmatic teachers and professors who wouldn't let me criticize it。 Guys， I really， really， really， REALLY HATE this book。 。。。more

Mth22 ，

Que obra maravilhosa！ Absorvi cada uma das palavras。 Ouvi a voz de Agostinho proferindo cada uma delas， passando pelas mais diversas emoções que conhecemos ！ Quando iniciei a leitura， estranhei e senti algum desconforto perante a forma do discurso do texto: os desabafos， as confissões de Agostinho diretamente dirigidas para Deus。 De certa forma， acho que não haverá relato mais íntimo a ser partilhado senão o do nosso interior， das nossas emoções e receios e da nossa busca pela Verdade。No entanto Que obra maravilhosa！ Absorvi cada uma das palavras。 Ouvi a voz de Agostinho proferindo cada uma delas， passando pelas mais diversas emoções que conhecemos ！ Quando iniciei a leitura， estranhei e senti algum desconforto perante a forma do discurso do texto: os desabafos， as confissões de Agostinho diretamente dirigidas para Deus。 De certa forma， acho que não haverá relato mais íntimo a ser partilhado senão o do nosso interior， das nossas emoções e receios e da nossa busca pela Verdade。No entanto， a continuação da leitura do livro tornou-se rapidamente uma "necessidade"！ Como a sede de aprendizagem do aluno perante um orador pelo qual sente admiração。 Agostinho expõe as diferentes fases da sua vida， passando do ser humano da terra e da carne， para a busca de conhecimento no pensamento e na filosofia， para a busca da verdade no maniqueísmo， e por fim uma longa viagem através da Verdade que encontrou em Deus。A leitura da obra foi cativante e ficará na minha memória。 Voltarei a lê-lo。 。。。more

Pete Kauffman ，

I do not feel qualified to rate such a book。 I walked away feeling like I missed about half of it， and this is good。 One thing is sure: St。 Augustine had a masterful mind and it is good to spend time in its company。

John ，

A book to be read every year。 Beautiful。

F。 Rafael ，

Este libro se debería de llamar "justificaciones"。Comencé a leerlo pensando que iba a encontrar qué pensaba uno de los padres del catolicismo justo en el momento en que se comenzaba a estructurar la iglesia con su centro en Roma。Lo que encontré fue la historia de un tipo que según su propia biografía suena como una terrible persona， que justifica sus malos comentarios hacia terceros escudándose en que su conciencia y memoria reposan en Dios， y que disfrutaba mucho de los placeres carnales con di Este libro se debería de llamar "justificaciones"。Comencé a leerlo pensando que iba a encontrar qué pensaba uno de los padres del catolicismo justo en el momento en que se comenzaba a estructurar la iglesia con su centro en Roma。Lo que encontré fue la historia de un tipo que según su propia biografía suena como una terrible persona， que justifica sus malos comentarios hacia terceros escudándose en que su conciencia y memoria reposan en Dios， y que disfrutaba mucho de los placeres carnales con distintas mujeres。 En otras palabras， San Agustín era un patán。 Este es el padre y doctor de la iglesia？？No percibí nada de profundidad en el escrito， y para las expectativas que tenía， fue una gran decepción。 。。。more

Adam Krasnoff ，

Catholics are crazy！

Michael P ，

It’s been 84 years… but I finally finished the whole thing。 Books 10-13 as well 😀

Robert Frisone ，

Augustine’s Confessions is a foundational work for the church written by an essential church father。 It is not hyperbole to say that it laid the foundations for theological and philosophical ideas that the church still espouses today。 The book is written as a prayer from Augustine to God。 In multiple places in the work Augustine directly addresses God and praises Him while also asking Him questions。 It’s difficult to say what sort of genre Augustine’s Confessions falls under。 This is because Aug Augustine’s Confessions is a foundational work for the church written by an essential church father。 It is not hyperbole to say that it laid the foundations for theological and philosophical ideas that the church still espouses today。 The book is written as a prayer from Augustine to God。 In multiple places in the work Augustine directly addresses God and praises Him while also asking Him questions。 It’s difficult to say what sort of genre Augustine’s Confessions falls under。 This is because Augustine seems to switch genres multiple times as the work progresses。 After a brief introduction section where Augustine writes about the nature of God Himself。 He muses on how God can be eternal and the nature of God’s existence。 In a way， Augustine is introducing the character of God to the reader。 After this， Augustine enters into the first section of his work。 He begins to talk about his life starting with infanthood。 Instead of giving us the specifics about his life in a biographical sense， he begins to relate the similarities of physical human infancy to spiritual infancy and how the spiritual infant who is new to Christianity is similar in attitude and actions to the physical newborn。 He continues this motif as he moves through the early life stages of childhood and adolescence。 Throughout this section， Augustine continues to expand on his theology and present theological ideas about human nature。 Eventually， Augustine switches moods and begins to shift away from the general into the specifics about his life。 His writings become much more biographical。 This turning point occurs when he retells a story about him and his friends stealing pears even though he did not need them。Augustine begins to retell about his adulthood。 He talks about leaving his common-law wife， with whom he fathered a son， at the behest of his mother。 He marries another more socially connected woman。 He also falls in with the Manichees。 This was a very big moment for Augustine as he recounts what drew him to them in the first place。 He recalls how he was swept up in their movement and this was his first real exposure to theology， even if it was an incorrect one。 He also writes deeply about the loss of his dear friend。 This is some of the most vulnerable and powerful writing in all the work。 He goes on to talk about falling out with the Manichees。 He realizes that their understanding of God doesn’t hold up to scrutiny。 After abandoning them， he begins to explore Christinity。 This is some of the most compelling parts of the entire work because the reader is treated to a look inside Augustine’s head as he wrestles with the desire to follow Christ on one hand but also fighting against the carnal desires of his flesh on the other。 He really struggles greatly with resisting sexual temptation and states that he simply wasn’t ready to give them up for Christ。 He eventually is brought to the edge and finally releases his grasp on the desires of the flesh and fully embraces Christ。 He spends time in catechumen school and is finally baptized。 Shortly following his conversion， his mother passes。 This was also a pivotal moment in his life and he expresses just how much his mother meant to him and how important her faith was to forming his own。 Augustine then shifts genres and moods as he finishes speaking biographically about himself and turns his attention to the more metaphysical and philosophical sections of the work。 This isn’t to say that he was not presenting and expanding on theological ideas before this， but he now commits himself to taking on these big ideas head on。 He writes about the nature of memory and how human life is simply the sum of our own minds。 In one section he takes the five senses and writes about how we experience God through them and how they may lead us to sin。 He writes for a long while about time and the nature of past， present， and future and how God interacts with time。 All these ideas are expanded upon and wrestled with until he makes it into the closing section of his work。 In what seems to be equal parts poetry and theology textbook， Augustine takes the creation account in Genesis and breaks down not only what God does in creation but how this account of creation is reflective of the human experience with God。 It is a powerful section that does a great job summarizing Augustine’s worldview within the context of Genesis。 All throughout his confessions， Augustine makes arguments for the nature of sin and how it is inherent within the human heart。 This is the central problem presented by Augustine， but he also presents a solution。 God is constantly calling the human heart back to Him and it is by resting within God that our hearts are finally at ease and that we can resist sin。Augustine’s Confessions is considered one of the greatest works of the early church by many and upon reading it is clear to see why。 The ideas that Augustine presents are foundational to much of western theology today。 One of the great strengths of this work is that Augustine presents these theological ideas in such a way that they are immediately relatable to the reader。 Augustine does use scripture throughout his work， but the focus of his theology is on the universal human experience。 Take， for instance， his story about stealing pears as an adolescent。 He uses this story of sinning simply to enjoy the act of sinning to explain the concept of original sin and how the human heart is corrupted。 This is something that everyone can relate to。 Augustine’s writing is also very honest。 He reveals some of his deepest and darkest times and emotions throughout this work。 We share in his darkest desires but also in his heart to love The Lord。 This sort of brazen honesty really resonates with readers and makes it easy to connect with Augustine and his ideas。While there are many strengths to Augustine’s Confessions， it’s not without some weaknesses。 Augustine often switches topics and genre without much notice which can make following along a bit difficult。 In one moment he may be explaining the loss of his dear friend and in the next he is expanding upon the failings of Manichee theology。 It can be a bit jarring and difficult to follow along with at times。 This seems to get worse as the work moves into its final act。 Augustine jumps from ideas about time， memory， and other ideas with great speed that I sometimes found it difficult to keep up。 Also， these ideas presented at the end of the work about memory， time， and other ideas were sometimes very difficult to comprehend。 I felt that if Augustine grounded these metaphysical ideas in more concrete concepts they would be easier to digest and comprehend。It is easy to see just how impactful Augustine’s confessions are not only within the context of the history of the church but also for the modern church。 Augustine’s ideas are still foundational to much of our rational thought on multiple topics such as the nature of sin， identity of God， salvation， justification， sanctification， and even metaphysical concepts like time and memory。 Augustine’s confessions also have application for those who are less interested in theological foundational ideas and are looking for practical applications towards ministry。 Augustine provides a framework to contextualize and understand sin and the heart of the unchurched。 He also provides us with methods for reaching people’s hearts on a universal level by appealing to issues he presents that all people regardless of time and culture struggle with。 Because Augustine’s struggles are so honest and raw， the personal application presented here is also invaluable even for those not in full time vocational ministry。 Through the telling of his own story， Augustine provides every believer with a roadmap to becoming more like Christ and to pursuing God。 Overall， Augustine’s confessions are essential for everyone from the outsider who is approaching faith to the veteran believer。 。。。more

Julian Worker ，

St Augustine of Hippo had a profound effect on the Catholic Church that many people don't appreciate。 In these Confessions， Augustine argues that it was human choice - Adam's sin or original sin - that brought mortality and sexual desire upon the human race and so deprived Adam's progeny of the freedom to choose not to sin。When Augustine was a younger man and had a mistress， he wrote a book On Free Will which agreed with the views of Pelagius， but he changed his mind later in life as indicated i St Augustine of Hippo had a profound effect on the Catholic Church that many people don't appreciate。 In these Confessions， Augustine argues that it was human choice - Adam's sin or original sin - that brought mortality and sexual desire upon the human race and so deprived Adam's progeny of the freedom to choose not to sin。When Augustine was a younger man and had a mistress， he wrote a book On Free Will which agreed with the views of Pelagius， but he changed his mind later in life as indicated in these Confessions。 In this book， he argues that human beings are not free， as Adam was， to resist sin。 Humans have no power to choose not to sin and we can't even control our sexual impulses。 In this book， Augustine refers to his past dalliances with women， his involvement with the Manichaean version of Christian doctrine， and his subsequent conversion to the way of Christ。 Ever since Augustine， the hereditary transmission of original sin has been the official doctrine of the Catholic Church。 。。。more

Chaplain Walle ，

This is one of the most life changing book I have read。 I shall give a full review at a later date。

Carter Reads Classics ，

I loved this book。 Any book with god and a genius does fine by me。 These confessions are brutal prayers that will humble readers。

Yassine Taoudi-Benchekroun ，

Le questionnement dans la quête de dieu semble être la première forme de psychologie humaine sérieuse。Les Confessions de Saint Augustin portent bien leur nom。 Ce sont là de véritables déclarations intimes et honnêtes de la quête de ce savant vers dieu。 Ce qui marque le plus， c’est que ce savant est avant tout profondément humain， comme vous et moi。 Il est poussé par la recherche de gloire et passion charnelle， et combattre ses désirs lui est d’une grande difficulté。 Finalement， comme nous tous， Le questionnement dans la quête de dieu semble être la première forme de psychologie humaine sérieuse。Les Confessions de Saint Augustin portent bien leur nom。 Ce sont là de véritables déclarations intimes et honnêtes de la quête de ce savant vers dieu。 Ce qui marque le plus， c’est que ce savant est avant tout profondément humain， comme vous et moi。 Il est poussé par la recherche de gloire et passion charnelle， et combattre ses désirs lui est d’une grande difficulté。 Finalement， comme nous tous， il est en quête du bonheur， mais ne trouve que joie temporaire。 C’est en dieu qu’il trouve finalement ce bonheur， et les réponses aux innombrables questions qui l’ont tourmenté pendant les premières années de sa vie。Cet ouvrage regorge de sagesse et de vérités fondamentales sur la race humaine。 Si bien que la lecture du journal intime de Saint Augustin bénéficiera également au croyant que l’agnostique ou même l’athé。 Oui， si Saint Augustin a trouvé en Dieu la réponse à ses questionnements， c’est d’abord qu’il a su être honnête sur ses réalités humaines， avec grande humilité， et c’est là une leçon pour nous tous， qu’importe le courant de pensée auxquels ils appartiendraient。Ne parlant pas Latin， je ne pourrai correctement juger la traduction et la présentation de Joseph Trabucco。 Néanmoins j’ai trouvé cette traduction parfaitement lisible， consistante et agréable à la lecture。 Elle transmet excellemment ce sentiment d’humilité， et surtout， cette impression d’intimité dans la confession。 。。。more

Hannah ，

While it’s a book I think every Christian should read， this man repeats himself so much。 The book has some great points and really helps you think about hard questions every Christian has。 I did enjoy it and it give a lot to ponder about。

JR Snow ，

One of the best works of devotional literature ever written。 The twist？ It's not about Augustine。 One of the best works of devotional literature ever written。 The twist？ It's not about Augustine。 。。。more

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