St. Augustine’s Confessions, vol. 1: Latin Text

by Augustine of Hippo

Publishers:

Macmillan Co.; William Heinemann

, 1912

Overview

Augustine of Hippo is one of the most important thinkers for Western theology and philosophy. His understanding of the self, of sin, of redemption, and of sanctification set the tone for all subsequent theology. Even those who disagree with him must still interact with the effects of his thought. St. Augustine’s Confessions introduced the idea of the inner self to the world. It was the first work that struggled to understand the inner life—the life of the mind. Its place at the beginning of the development of the autobiography is undeniable. This collection’s other work, Select Letters, contains 62 of Augustine’s letters, showing the various troubles of Augustine’s time and how the great bishop dealt with them. Volume one of Augustine’s Confessions: Latin Text contains the Latin version of “Book I” through “Book VIII.”

Contents

Top Highlights

“et quis locus est in me, quo veniat in me deus meus? quo deus veniat in me, deus, qui fecit caelum et terram?” (Page 4)

“quis te invocat nesciens te? aliud enim pro alio potest invocare nesciens. an potius invocaris, ut sciaris?” (Page 2)

“Magnus es, domine, et laudabilis valde: magna virtus tua, et sapientiae tuae non est numerus” (Page 2)

“Angusta est domus animae meae, quo venias ad eam: dilatetur abs te. ruinosa est: refice eam” (Page 10)

“circumferens mortalitatem suam, circumferens testimonium peccati sui” (Page 2)

Product Details

• Title: St. Augustine’s Confessions, vol. 1: Latin Text
• Author: Augustine of Hippo
• Series: The Loeb Classical Library: Latin
• Publishers: Macmillan Co., William Heinemann
• Print Publication Date: 1912
• Logos Release Date: 2013
• Era: era:nicene
• Language: Latin
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subjects: Augustine, Saint, Bishop of Hippo; Catholic Church › Algeria--Hippo (Extinct city)--Bishops--Biography; Christian saints › Algeria--Hippo (Extinct city)--Biography
• Resource ID: LLS:STAUGSTNCNFSSN01LAT
• Resource Type: text.monograph.autobiography
• Metadata Last Updated: 2024-03-25T20:57:05Z

About Augustine of Hippo

Aurelius Augustinus (354–430) is often simply referred to as St. Augustine or Augustine Bishop of Hippo (the ancient name of the modern city of Annaba in Algeria). He is the preeminent Doctor of the Church according to Roman Catholicism, and is considered by Evangelical Protestants to be in the tradition of the Apostle Paul as the theological fountainhead of the Reformation teaching on salvation and grace.