Confessions of Saint Augustine
Confessions of Saint Augustine
An autobiography supplemented by psychological and theological analyses, written by Saint Augustine , c.400, and giving an account of his early life and spiritual development until shortly after his conversion. For candor and self-appreciation without conceit it is admirable; it contains many sublime passages about the relation of the soul with God. Since 1887 a new edition of SaintAugustine appeared in the “Corpus Scriptorum Ecclesius Latinorum” of the Vienna Academy, the “Confessiones” by P. Knoll (XXXIII). E. B. Pusey’s “Library of the Fathers” (Oxford, 1839-1855) contains a translation of the “Confessions” as does the “Augustinian Library” of Marcus Dods (Edinburgh, 1872-1876).