Confessions by Saint Augustine

Confessions

Saint Augustine with R. S. Pine-Coffin (Translator)

352 pages first pub 400 (editions)

nonfiction classics philosophy religion dark slow-paced
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The son of a pagan father and a Christian mother, Saint Augustine spent his early years torn between conflicting faiths and world views. His Confessions, written when he was in his forties, recount how, slowly and painfully, he came to turn away f...

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