Author
Saint Augustine
We've read and reviewed Saint Augustine's religion and philosophy book Confessions (Oxford World's Classics) on Book of the Day — scored and written up in full, with a clear verdict on who it's for.
Confessions (Oxford World's Classics)
by Saint Augustine
Augustine's Confessions, written around 397 AD, is often called the first true autobiography — and it still reads like one. Part memoir, part prayer, part philosophy, it's the searching, restless account of a brilliant man arguing his way toward God, and toward himself.