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 is a deeply personal account of Saint Augustine’s journey from youthful restlessness to spiritual awakening. Blending autobiography with philosophical reflection, he examines memory, desire, and the search for truth. Written with candor and introspection, the work explores sin, grace, and the nature of time and self. Its influence spans theology, philosophy, and literature. Moving and thoughtful, The Confessions remains a timeless exploration of the inner life. This edition...

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...

The original Harvard Classics Collection contains 51 volumes of the essential works of world literature, showing the progress of man from antics to modern age. In this edition, the original collection is supplemented with the 20 volume Harvard Shelf of Fiction, a selection of the greatest works of fiction.Content:The Harvard Classics:V. 1: Franklin, Woolman & PennV. 2: Plato, Epictetus & Marcus AureliusV. 3: Bacon, Milton, BrowneV. 4: John Milton

According to Wikipedia: Aurelius Augustinus, Augustine of Hippo, or Saint Augustine (354 - 430) was a philosopher and theologian, and was bishop of the North African city of Hippo Regius for the last third of his life. Augustine is one of the most important figures in the development of Western Christianity, and is considered to be one of the church fathers. He framed the concepts of original sin and just war. ...Born in present day Algeria as the eldest son of Saint Monica, he was educate...

City of God is an enduringly significant work in the history of Christian thought, by one of its central figuresWritten as an eloquent defence of the faith at a time when the Roman Empire was on the brink of collapse, this great theological and philosophical work by St Augustine, bishop of Hippo, examines the ancient pagan religions of Rome, the arguments of the Greek philosophers and the revelations of the Bible. Pointing the way forward to a citizenship that transcends w...

Boulding's fresh new translation of this classic captures the essence of Augustine's struggle to integrate faith and understanding as his heart seeks to rest in God. Publishers Weekly RBL Augustine's Confessions has been much translated: but it is no exaggeration to say that Sister Maria Boulding's version is of different level of excellence from practically anything else on the market. Rowan Williams Archbishop of Canterbury.

"Soliloquies," a whispered conversation with the self, a dance of thoughts performed upon the stage of the mind, beckons the reader into the inner sanctum of the soul. Penned by the illustrious Saint Augustine, this literary masterpiece transcends mere words, weaving a tapestry of introspection and revelation that resonates across the ages.In the hushed corridors of solitude, Augustine's voice echoes like a solitary beacon in the night, illuminating the labyrinthine depths of human...

In this new translation the brilliant and impassioned descriptions of Augustine's colourful early life are conveyed to the English reader with accuracy and art. Augustine tells of his wrestlings to master his sexual drive, his rare ascent from a humble Algerian farm to the edge of the corridors of high power at the imperial court of Milan, and his renunciation of secular ambition and marriage as he recovered the faith that his mother had taught him. It was in a Milan garden that Augustine ...

The world's most famous spiritual autobiographyWritten between 397 and 398 CE, The Confessions of Saint Augustine is the story of Augustine of Hippo's childhood in Numidia, his youth and early adulthood in Carthage, Rome, and Milan, and his conversion to Christianity. As he struggled to liberate himself from his sinful past, Augustine embarked on a quest that would transform him into one of the most influential religious thinkers of all time.A movin...

The Confessions of Saint Augustine is an autobiographical work that chronicles the spiritual journey of one of the most influential figures in the history of Christianity. Written in the early 5th century by Saint Augustine, a Bishop of Hippo in North Africa, this book is considered a classic of Christian literature and a cornerstone of Western philosophy. The book is divided into 13 books, each representing a different phase in Augustine's life and spiritual development. It is wr...

Saint Augustine, “one of the four great fathers of the Latin Church,” was born in what is now Algeria (North Africa), November, 354 A. D. His mother was a devout Christian, but his father was unconverted at the time of Augustine’s birth. The piety of the mother finally won both father and son to the Christian faith.Augustine’s early life, especially his youth, was characterized by sinful lapses into the evils of temptation, temptation to which he often yielded, for which weakness he...