Collection
Status
Available
Description
One of the most influential religious books in the Christian tradition recalls crucial events in the author's life: his mid-4th-century origins in rural Algeria; the rise to a lavish lifestyle at the imperial court in Milan; his struggle with sexual desires; eventual renunciation of secular ambitions and marriage; and recovery of his Catholic faith.
Publication
New York : Doubleday, [1960]
ISBN
9780385029551
Pages
xlii; 401
Language
Original language
Latin
Original publication date
397
Other editions
Confessions by Saint Augustine (Paperback)