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Augustines confessions saint augustine translated with an introduction and notes by henry chadwick oxford worlds classics. In the confessions, saint augustine addressed himself eloquently and passionately to the enduring spiritual questions that have stirred the minds and hearts of thoughtful men since time began. One of a major new classics series books that have changed the history of thought, in sumptuous, clothbound hardbacks. Confessions full audio book by saint augustine of hippo 354430 translated by albert c. Listen to confessions of saint augustine by saint augustine. It is widely seen as the first western autobiography ever written, and was an influential model for christian writers throughout the following 1,000 years, through the middle ages. It is a great pleasure to welcome a translation of the confessions from one who is both a scholar and a lover of augustine. The son of a pagan father and a christian mother, saint augustine spent his early years torn between conflicting faiths and world views.
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