ST. AUGUSTINE: Confessions [Book IX-XIII]

I read Books I-VIII of St. Augustine’s Confessions more than one year ago in June of 2013. The first eight Books recounted Augustine’s transformation from an immoral youth to a pious man. At the end of Book VIII, Augustine fully embraces the Christian religion after receiving a vision in a garden.

ST. AUGUSTINE: Confessions [Books VI-VIII]

ST. AUGUSTINE: Confessions [Books VI-VIII]

• His mother arrived in Milan, and Augustine informs her that he is no longer a Manichee, but not yet a Catholic adherent.

ST. AUGUSTINE: Confessions [Books IV-V]

ST. AUGUSTINE: Confessions [Books IV-V]

• Without God (wisdom), Augustine is a guide to his own destruction.

ST. AUGUSTINE: Confessions [Books II-III]

ST. AUGUSTINE: Confessions [Books II-III]

• Augustine will write about his past transgressions not because he enjoys them, but so that he might love God.

ST. AUGUSTINE: Confessions [Book I]

ST. AUGUSTINE: Confessions [Book I]

• Augustine begins his Confessions by praising God. He asserts that the heart of man finds no rest until it reposes in God, who made man for himself. Those who seek God shall find him, and find peace.