Confessions (Deluxe)

Author:
St. Augustine of Hippo

$49.95
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SKU: 3123
ISBN: 9781505126860

Overview

This masterpiece recounts St. Augustine’s journey from a life of restlessness and sin to his conversion and deeper communion with God, offering rich meditation on grace, memory, time, and the human heart restless until it rests in the Lord. Written as a prayer to God and grounded in Scripture and the Church’s tradition of interior life, it remains a foundational work of Christian spirituality that speaks to seekers of truth and holiness.

Chronicles Augustine’s spiritual journey from sinful youth to Christian conversion.

Presented as prayer and meditation that draws the reader into dialogue with God.

Includes reflection on memory, time, grace, and divine mercy that enriches devotional life.

New translation by Anthony Esolen, PhD, making Augustine’s voice clear and accessible.

Valuable for personal prayer, spiritual growth, and lifelong reflection on God’s work in the soul.

Intended Audience

This work is suited for Catholics and all Christians seeking to deepen their understanding of conversion, prayer, and the spiritual life, for students of patristic theology, and for anyone longing to examine the movement of the soul toward God in the light of grace.

Key Themes

Conversion and the grace of God
Prayer as dialogue with the divine
Memory, time, and human longing for God
Interior transformation rooted in tradition

Editorial Reviews

Joseph Pearce (Internationally acclaimed author of bestselling books such as of Frodo’s Journey, Further Up & Further In, Old Thunder, and C.S. Lewis & The Catholic Church)
“Anthony Esolen in creative union with Saint Augustine is a match made in heaven. Anyone who has read Antony Esolen's books or essays knows that the words fly from his pen with flashes of lucid brilliance. Anyone who has read his poetry knows that the Muse descends like a dove of divinity and ascends again on angelic wings of praise. Anyone who has read his translation of Dante's Divine Comedy knows that he has the humility to put his great gifts at the service of those whose gifts are even greater. This is why Anthony Esolen's creative engagement with Saint Augustine is a marriage of Muses made in heaven. It takes a great mind to grasp the mind of Augustine and a great heart to love the Lord Our God with the burning love of Augustine. Anthony Esolen has a mind and a heart that are equal to the task. I say it again: Anthony Esolen's translation of Augustine's Confessions is a meeting of minds and hearts which is a match made in heaven. May God be praised for bringing these souls together in creative fusion.”

R. Jared Staudt PhD (Author of numerous books including best-seller How the Eucharist Can Save Civilization)
"Esolen attends closely to both the literal and figurative demands of Augustine's master rhetoric, enabling us to contemplate the great truths of God and conversion with him. We certainly need the spiritual nourishment of this great classic, opened for us anew by Esolen's masterful translation."

C.C. Pecknold, PhD (The Catholic University of America)
"It is a difficult thing to bring the crisp elegance and sonorous beauty of Augustine’s Latin into an equally resonant English register — but Anthony Esolen has done it! This new translation of Augustine’s Confessions sings with the same grace, and pulses with the same power. An absolute triumph!"

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