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Saint of Hippo Augustine
354–430
A restless seeker who became one of Christianity’s most influential thinkers, he wrote with unusual honesty about desire, doubt, memory, and faith. His voice still feels personal centuries later, especially in Confessions and The City of God.
9 Audiobooks
The Confessions of St. Augustine
by Saint of Hippo Augustine
The City of God, Volume I
by Saint of Hippo Augustine
The City of God, Volume II
by Saint of Hippo Augustine
King Alfred's Old English Version of St. Augustine's Soliloquies Turned into Modern English
by Saint of Hippo Augustine
Les confessions de saint Augustin, évêque d'Hippone: précédées de sa vie par S. Possidius, évêque de Calame... ; traduction nouvelle par L. Moreau
by Saint of Hippo Augustine, active 370-437 Saint Possidius
Kirkkoisä Augustinuksen Tunnustukset
by Saint of Hippo Augustine
Confessiones
by Saint of Hippo Augustine
Writings in Connection with the Donatist Controversy
by Saint of Hippo Augustine
Confessions of St. Augustine
by Saint of Hippo Augustine
About the author
Born in Thagaste in Roman North Africa on November 13, 354, Augustine was educated in rhetoric and spent years searching for truth through philosophy and competing religious ideas before converting to Christianity. He was baptized by Ambrose in Milan in 387, returned to North Africa, and later became bishop of Hippo, serving there until his death on August 28, 430.
Augustine is remembered as a theologian, philosopher, and pastor whose work deeply shaped Western Christianity. His best-known books include Confessions, a searching account of his early life and inner transformation, and The City of God, a sweeping response to the troubles of the Roman world.
What makes him enduringly readable is the way he combines big ideas with a very human voice. He writes about ambition, grief, friendship, time, and the struggle to change, which helps explain why readers still return to him not only for doctrine, but for insight into the heart and mind.