Confessiones

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Confessiones

by Saint of Hippo Augustine

LA·~15 hours·15 chapters

Chapters

15 total

S. AURELII - A U G U S T I N I - C O N F E S S I O N E S - POST EDITIONEM PARISIENSEM NOVISSIMAM

0:06

CODICUM OXONIENSIUM RECOGNITÆ,

0:05

OXONII, - J. H. P A R K E R; - J. G. ET F. R I V I N G T O N, L O N D I N I.

0:05

MONITUM.

7:36

ARGUMENTUM.

9:50:37

AUGUSTINIANI ANNALES,

0:01

C O M P E N D I O S A S. A U G U S T I N I V I T A

0:04

PRÆCIPUA FACTA.

2:55

SYLLABUS CODICUM

0:05

NECNON VARIANTES LECTIONES.

2:41
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Description

A young man raised in a bustling Roman world narrates his restless search for meaning, moving from the pleasures of schoolboy mischief to the restless ambitions of a career in rhetoric. As he climbs the ladder of public life, he encounters love, ambition, and the lingering guilt of past sins, feeling an increasing emptiness that no worldly success can fill. The early sections set the stage for a profound inner conflict, as friendships, family expectations, and personal doubts all converge on his heart.

In this candid, reflective account, the author turns toward the questions that have haunted him since childhood, exploring the pull of faith and the promise of a deeper purpose. Listeners are invited into the intimate moments of doubt and hope that lead him to contemplate a life guided by something greater than himself. The narrative’s gentle rhythm and vivid self‑examination make it a compelling entry point into a timeless story of transformation.

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Language

la

Duration

~15 hours (904K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Produced by Steven Giacomelli, Keith Edkins and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries)

Release date

Oct 10, 2010

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

Saint of Hippo Augustine

Saint of Hippo Augustine

354–430

A restless seeker turned bishop, this early Christian writer gave the world one of its most personal spiritual memoirs in Confessions and one of its most influential works of Christian thought in The City of God. His life and writing have shaped theology, philosophy, and the idea of inner self-examination for centuries.

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