An Introduction to Five Spiritual Classics
Chapter One
THE CONFESSIONS OF ST. AUGUSTINE
Part I
. Why Study The Confessions?
Biographical Notes
1. His Parents anp His Earty YEARS
2. CHANGING TIMES AND SOCIAL PATTERNS
3. DouBTING AND SEARCHING a) Manichaeism b) Neoplatonism c) The Influence of Ambrose, Monnica, and Others
4. His CoNVERSION AND BAPTISM
5. AucusTIne, BisHop oF Hippo
. Plan and Purpose of The Confessions
. Form and Style
Part IT
. The Influence of Augustine
. Quotations From The Confessions
Finding Christ Through God
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. Conclusion