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Recalls crucial events in the author's life, including his origins in rural Algeria, his lavish lifestyle in Milan, his struggle with sexual desires, his eventual renunciation of secular ambitions and marriage, and the recovery of his ...

Here is the timeless conflict between good and evil, portrayed through the life of one man who found spiritual growth and unshakable faith.

In the context of what begins as a lengthy critique of classic Roman religion and a defense of Christianity, Augustine touches upon numerous topics, including the role of grace, the original state of humanity, the possibility of waging a ...

""The Confessions Of Saint Augustine"" is an autobiographical work by Saint Augustine of Hippo, written in the early 5th century AD. The book is a series of reflections and meditations on Augustine's life, from his childhood in North Africa ...

The De Doctrina Christiana ("On Christian Teaching") is one of Augustine's most important works on the classical tradition.

This work was written by St. Augustine late in his life with the intention of supplying a well-educated Roman layman with a brief but comprehensive exposition of the essential teachings of Christianity.