The confessions /
[Saint Augustine] ; translation, notes and introduction by Maria Boulding ; edited by John E. Rotelle.
- Second edition.
- 425 pages ; 24 cm.
- The works of Saint Augustine : a translation for the 21st century. Part I, Books ; v. 1 .
- Augustine, of Hippo, Saint, 354-430. 1990 ; English. Works. pt. 1, v. 1. .
Contains material newly added for this edition: A bibliographic guide to Augustine and the Confessions / prepared by William Harmless--Pages 417-425. At head of series title page: Augustinian Heritage Institute.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Chronological outline of Augustine's life for the period covered by The confessions -- Infancy and boyhood -- Adolescence -- Student years at Carthage -- Augustine the Manichee -- Faustus at Carthage, Augustine to Rome and Milan -- Milan, 385: progress, friends, perplexities -- Neo-Platonism frees Augustine's mind -- Conversion -- Death and rebirth -- Memory -- Time and eternity -- Heaven and earth -- The days of creation, prophecy of the Church.