He also came under the influence of Neoplatonism. He was brought up as a Christian but he was soon converted to the Manichean religion. St Augustine of Hippo, the great Doctor of the Latin Church, was born at Thagaste in North Africa, in A.D.All these today are still best selling titles. Besides st augustine co nfessions his other well-known works include The Trinity, The City of God, The E xpositions of the Psalms.With more than 113 books, 200 letters and 500 sermons he has left a lasting impact on Western philosophy and culture. After he became Christi an he was made bishop of Hippo in Africa where he was very influential in civil an d church affairs. Augustine of Hippo is one of the greatest thinkers, writers and philosophers in the Western world.This new translation by Edward Bouverie Pusey masterfully captures his experience. His experience of God speaks to us across time with little need of transpositions. he first hearers were captivated, as many millions have been over the following sixteen centuries.His pre-baptismal life raised questions in the community. He had been a baptized Catholic for ten years, a priest for six, and a bishop for only two. Augustine was probably forty-three when he began this endeavor. It is an extended poetic, passionate, intimate prayer.The Confessions of Saint Augustine is considered the all time number one Christian classic. A pioneering work of autobiography, 'The Confessions' remains one of the most important works of spiritual devotion ever written. 'The Confessions' are not simply a recount of the author's life but a true exploration of what it is to be Christian and the struggles that one must overcome in order to find Christ and live a more pious life.'The Confessions' tells of its author's ultimate dedication of his life to Christ and Christian ways.

While not a complete account of Augustine's life, for Augustine wrote 'Confessions' in his early forties and would live well into his seventies, it is one of the most complete first-hand accounts of anyone's life from the fourth or fifth century, in which the author outlines the sins of his youth and conversion to Christianity.

Written between 397 and 400 A.D., ' The Confessions of Saint Augustine' is thought to be the first autobiography in Western civilization and is considered by many to be one of the most important religious works of all time wrote by a Saint.An autobiographical work including 13 books by Saint Augustine of Hippo

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