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'Give me chastity and continence, but not yet'

The son of a pagan father and a Christian mother, Saint Augustine spent his early years torn between conflicting world-views. The Confessions, written when he was in his forties, recounts how, slowly and painfully, he came to turn away from his youthful ideas and licentious lifestyle to become one of Christianity's most influential thinkers. A remarkably honest spiritual autobiography, the Confessions also addresses fundamental issues of Christian doctrine, and many of the prayers and meditations it includes are still an integral part of the practice of the faith today.

Translated with an Introduction by R. S. PINE-COFFIN

Confessions

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'Give me chastity and continence, but not yet'The son of a pagan father and a Christian mother, Saint Augustine spent... Read more

    Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
    Publication Date: 29/05/2003
    ISBN13: 9780140441147, 978-0140441147
    ISBN10: 014044114X

    Number of Pages: 352

    Non Fiction , Biography

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    'Give me chastity and continence, but not yet'

    The son of a pagan father and a Christian mother, Saint Augustine spent his early years torn between conflicting world-views. The Confessions, written when he was in his forties, recounts how, slowly and painfully, he came to turn away from his youthful ideas and licentious lifestyle to become one of Christianity's most influential thinkers. A remarkably honest spiritual autobiography, the Confessions also addresses fundamental issues of Christian doctrine, and many of the prayers and meditations it includes are still an integral part of the practice of the faith today.

    Translated with an Introduction by R. S. PINE-COFFIN

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