THE CONFESSIONS, written between AD 397 and AD 398, outlines
Augustine''s sinful youth and his conversion to Christianity. It is
widely seen as the First
Western autobiography ever written, and was an infiuential model
for Christian writers throughout the following 1000 years of the
Middle Ages.
In the work St. Augustine Wfites about how much he regrets having
led a sinful and immoral life. He discusses his regrets for
following the Manichaean religion and believing in astrology, He
shows intense sorrow for his sexual sins, and writes on the
importance of sexual morality.
關於作者:
AUGUSTINE of Hippo (354-430), also known as Augustine, St.
Augustine, was a Latin-speaking philosopher and theologian who
lived in the Roman Africa Province. His writings were very
influential in the development of Western Christianity.
Augustine was one of the most prolific Latin authors in terms of
surviving works, and the list of his works consists of more than a
hundred separate titles. Apart from those, Augustine is probably
best known for his Confessions, which is a personal account of his
earlier life, and for De civitate dei (Of the City of God,
consisting of 22 books), which he wrote to restore the confidence
of his fellow Christians, which was badly shaken by the sack of
Rome by the Visigoths in 4io.
目錄:
BOOK I
BOOKII
BOOK III
BOOK IV
BOOK V
BOOK VI
BOOK VII
BOOK VIII
BOOKIX
BOOK X
BOOK XI
BOOK XII
BOOK XHI