St. Augustine's Confessions /

An analysis of the classic work Confessions by St. Augustine of Hippo (354-430). Includes Roman history and Christian controversries at the time and background for understanding the book. Also discusses its ongoing usefulness and how it may serve as a guide despite the obvious diffrence between Augu...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Cook, William R. (William Robert), 1943-
Corporate Author: Teaching Company
Other Authors: Herzman, Ronald B.
Format: CD Audio Book
Language:English
Published: Chantilly, VA : Teaching Co., [2004]
Series:Great courses (Compact disc)
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Table of Contents:
  • part 1. lecture 1. Augustine and the Confession
  • lecture 2. Augustine and the world of classical antiquity
  • lecture 3. The corpus of Augustine's writings
  • lecture 4. Form and genre
  • lecture 5. Book I, Sin and confession
  • lecture 6. Book I, Austine's childhood
  • lecture 7. Book II, Augustine grows up
  • lecture 8. Book II, Stealing pears: so what?
  • lecture 9. Book III, The journey begins
  • lecture 10. Book IV, The problem of friendship
  • lecture 11. Book V, From Carthage to Rome
  • lecture 12. Book VI, A new look at Christianity.
  • part 2. lecture 13. Book VII, Neo-Platonism and truth
  • lecture 14. Book VII, Faith and reason
  • lecture 15. Book VIII, Converging conversions
  • lecture 16. Book VIII, "Pick it up and read"
  • lecture 17. Book IX, The new man
  • lecture 18. Book IX, The death of Monica
  • lecture 19, Book X, Augustine and the Bishop
  • lecture 20, Book X, Augustine on memory
  • lecture 21. Book XI, Augustine on time
  • lecture 22. Book XII, Augustine on biblical interpretation
  • lecture 23. Book XIII, Augustine on creation
  • lecture 24. The Confessions through the ages.