In reality, the work is not so much an autobiography as an. The book tells of Augustine’s restless youth and of the stormy spiritual voyage that ended some 12 years before the book’s writing in the haven of the Roman Catholic Church. Augustine, written in Latin as Confessiones about 400 ce. Augustine, spiritual self-examination by St. His bestselling translations of individual chapters of Saint Augustine’s Confessions have received widespread and glowing reviews. situates the reader with the introductory essay. Confessions, also called The Confessions of St. Garry Wills is an exceptionally gifted translator and one of our best writers on religion today. "Augustine's Confessions and the Source of Christian Character" – Christopher J."Confession, Prayer, Transformation" – Allan Fitzgerald, O.S.A."Creation in the Confessions" – Jared Ortiz."The Confessions: Augustine's First Treatise on Grace" – Joseph T.Her translation combines the linguistic accuracy demanded by 4th-century Latin with the poetic power aimed at by Augustine, not as discernable in previous translations. Her beautiful contemporary translation of the ancient Confessions makes the classic work more accessible to modern readers. This acclaimed new translation by Sister Maria Boulding, O.S.B., masterfully captures his experience, and is written in an elegant and flowing style. Ideally suited for students themselves and as a guide for teachers, the ICE Study Guides serve as a complement to the treasures of critical appreciation already included in ICE titles. ICE Study Guides are constructed to aid the reader of ICE classics to achieve a level of critical and literary appreciation befitting the works themselves.
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