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Aurelius augustinus, augustine of hippo, or saint augustine 354 430 was a philosopher and theologian, and was bishop of the north african city of hippo regius for the last third of his life. Like a colossus bestriding two worlds, augustine stands as the last patristic and the first medieval father of western christianity. Augustine describes the authors spiritual journey to christianity. This book is available for free download in a number of formats including epub, pdf, azw, mobi and. He was brought up as a christian but he was soon converted to the manichean religion. Augustine book by clicking button below to visit the book download website. Click download or read online button to get confessions book now. Jan 07, 2018 free ebook written between 397 and 398 ce, the confessions of st. The confessions of saint augustine optimized for kindle kindle edition by augustine, saint, the works of saint augustine, the works of saint augustine. Writing as a sinner, not a saint, augustine shares his innermost thoughts and conversion experiences, and. Modern english translations of it are sometimes published under the title the. Confessions newly translated and edited by albert c. If it available for your country it will shown as book reader and user fully subscribe will benefit by having full.
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