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St. Augustine's Confessions, William R. Cook and Ronald B. Herzman

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St. Augustine's Confessions

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William R. Cook and Ronald B. Herzman

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An analysis of the classic work Confessions by St. Augustine of Hippo (354-430). Includes Roman history and Christian controversries at the time and background for understanding the book. Also discusses its ongoing usefulness and how it may serve as a guide despite the obvious diffrence between Augustine's world and ours

part 1. lecture 1. Augustine and the Confession -- lecture 2. Augustine and the world of classical antiquity -- lecture 3. The corpus of Augustine's writings -- lecture 4. Form and genre -- lecture 5. Book I, Sin and confession -- lecture 6. Book I, Austine's childhood -- lecture 7. Book II, Augustine grows up -- lecture 8. Book II, Stealing pears: so what? -- lecture 9. Book III, The journey begins -- lecture 10. Book IV, The problem of friendship -- lecture 11. Book V, From Carthage to Rome -- lecture 12. Book VI, A new look at Christianitypart 2. lecture 13. Book VII, Neo-Platonism and truth -- lecture 14. Book VII, Faith and reason -- lecture 15. Book VIII, Converging conversions -- lecture 16. Book VIII, "Pick it up and read" -- lecture 17. Book IX, The new man -- lecture 18. Book IX, The death of Monica -- lecture 19, Book X, Augustine and the Bishop -- lecture 20, Book X, Augustine on memory -- lecture 21. Book XI, Augustine on time -- lecture 22. Book XII, Augustine on biblical interpretation -- lecture 23. Book XIII, Augustine on creation -- lecture 24. The Confessions through the ages

Saint Augustine's Confessions