A story of spiritual awakening, the confessions of st. A story of spiritual awakening, st augustines confessions is a fascinating look at the life of an eminent christian thinker. With great eloquence and passion, his confessionsa masterpiece of western literature explores enduring questions that. In gods searching presence, augustine undertakes to plumb the depths of his memory to trace the mysterious pilgrimage of grace which his life has been and to praise god for his constant.
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Writing as a sinner, not a saint, augustine shares his innermost thoughts and conversion experiences, and wrestles with the spiritual questions that have stirred the hearts of the thoughtful since time began. Through his philosophical ponderings and thoughts on ideology, it is clear that many of the events in saint augustine s life tie back to many ideals and values found in christianity. Written by saint augustine, audiobook narrated by simon vance. The work outlines augustines sinful youth and his conversion to christianity. Widely seen as one of the first western autobiographies ever written, it chronicles the life and religious struggles of augustine of hippo, from his days as a selfconfessed sinner to his acceptance of christianity.
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