King Alfred's Old English rendering of St. Augustine's Soliloquies appears here in modern English, framed by Hargrove's scholarly preface and Alfred's own reflective introduction. From the opening, the work joins practical labor to spiritual aspiration: timber, cottages, and eternal homes become emblems of earthly effort directed toward divine rest and glory. At its heart is a searching dialogue in which Augustine, through Reason, wrestles with the soul, the existence of God, and the diffe...

The Confessions of Saint Augustine is one of the most influential works in Western philosophy and Christian theology. This profound autobiographical text, written by Saint Augustine of Hippo in the 4th century, recounts his journey from a life of indulgence and sin to spiritual awakening and conversion to Christianity. Rich in introspection, theology, and moral reflection, Augustine's Confessions deeply explore the human soul, sin, and redemption. This timeless work offers profound insight...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.In his masterwork The City of God, Saint Augustine of Hippo asks what human beings love and what kind of city that love creates. Augustine’s great claim is that two cities run through history: the earthly city seeks peace through self-love and domination, while the City of God lives by love of God and hopes for a peace no empire can secure. Born in 354 in Roman North Africa, Augustine became bishop of Hippo, where refugees from Rome’s s...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.In his masterwork The City of God, Saint Augustine of Hippo asks what human beings love and what kind of city that love creates. Augustine’s great claim is that two cities run through history: the earthly city seeks peace through self-love and domination, while the City of God lives by love of God and hopes for a peace no empire can secure. Born in 354 in Roman North Africa, Augustine became bishop of Hippo, where refugees from Rome’s s...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.For the Christian who can recite the Trinity but cannot see what the doctrine has to do with prayer, Augustine makes the mystery personal. On the Trinity is the great Christian work that turns from Scripture's witness to Father, Son, and Holy Spirit toward the listener's own acts of remembering, understanding, and loving. There, within the mind, Augustine finds an image of God—then refuses to mistake the image for God Himself. That refu...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.For the Christian who can recite the Trinity but cannot see what the doctrine has to do with prayer, Augustine makes the mystery personal. On the Trinity is the great Christian work that turns from Scripture's witness to Father, Son, and Holy Spirit toward the listener's own acts of remembering, understanding, and loving. There, within the mind, Augustine finds an image of God—then refuses to mistake the image for God Himself. That refu...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.In his masterwork The City of God, Saint Augustine of Hippo asks what human beings love and what kind of city that love creates. Augustine’s great claim is that two cities run through history: the earthly city seeks peace through self-love and domination, while the City of God lives by love of God and hopes for a peace no empire can secure. Born in 354 in Roman North Africa, Augustine became bishop of Hippo, where refugees from Rome’s s...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.For the Christian who can recite the Trinity but cannot see what the doctrine has to do with prayer, Augustine makes the mystery personal. On the Trinity is the great Christian work that turns from Scripture's witness to Father, Son, and Holy Spirit toward the listener's own acts of remembering, understanding, and loving. There, within the mind, Augustine finds an image of God—then refuses to mistake the image for God Himself. That refu...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.In his masterwork The City of God, Saint Augustine of Hippo asks what human beings love and what kind of city that love creates. Augustine’s great claim is that two cities run through history: the earthly city seeks peace through self-love and domination, while the City of God lives by love of God and hopes for a peace no empire can secure. Born in 354 in Roman North Africa, Augustine became bishop of Hippo, where refugees from Rome’s s...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.For the Christian who can recite the Trinity but cannot see what the doctrine has to do with prayer, Augustine makes the mystery personal. On the Trinity is the great Christian work that turns from Scripture's witness to Father, Son, and Holy Spirit toward the listener's own acts of remembering, understanding, and loving. There, within the mind, Augustine finds an image of God—then refuses to mistake the image for God Himself. That refu...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.For the Christian who can recite the Trinity but cannot see what the doctrine has to do with prayer, Augustine makes the mystery personal. On the Trinity is the great Christian work that turns from Scripture's witness to Father, Son, and Holy Spirit toward the listener's own acts of remembering, understanding, and loving. There, within the mind, Augustine finds an image of God—then refuses to mistake the image for God Himself. That refu...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.In his masterwork The City of God, Saint Augustine of Hippo asks what human beings love and what kind of city that love creates. Augustine’s great claim is that two cities run through history: the earthly city seeks peace through self-love and domination, while the City of God lives by love of God and hopes for a peace no empire can secure. Born in 354 in Roman North Africa, Augustine became bishop of Hippo, where refugees from Rome’s s...