The Confessions of Augustine

The Confessions of Augustine is one of Church History’s most significant and widely read works. Many consider it to be one of the first great autobiographies. It is that, though Augustine himself composed it as a prayer to God. Augustine is a fascinating figure who looms large not only in Church History but in Western philosophy as well. He is the most quoted source, outside of the Bible, in John Calvin’s famous Institutes of the Christian Religion. Calvin generally quotes Augustine approvingly while occasionally offering dissent.

• Versions of Augustine’s Confessions
  • Modern English Print Version – This is the version we will use in our discipleship class.
  • Modern English Kindle Version – This is the version we will use in our discipleship class.
  • Christian Audio Version – this is not the same translation as above and includes some older English (thee’s and thou’s, etc.) but is read wonderfully by Simon Vance.
  • Audible Audio Version – this is the same as above but from Audible
• St. Augustine’s Confessions – Great Courses study. This link is for the course on Amazon, but it can also be found elsewhere.
• Biographies
  • Augustine of Hippo: A Biographyby Peter Brown
  • Augustine of Hippo: A Life  by Henry Chadwick
  • Augustine’s Confessions: A Biography by Gary Wills- This is actually a biography of Augustine’s Confessions, so, in a sense, it is a biography of a biography.
• Children’s Books on Augustine (Please use discernment in determining appropriateness for your children)
  • The Farmers Boy of Tagaste (4th grade reading level biography)
  • Did Saint Augustine of Hippo Ever Own A Hippopotamus? (Church History for Kids! Book 1) –  Also available on Kindle.
  • Augustine the Truth Seeker(Trailblazers Series) –  Also available in Kindle and audio.
  • Augustine of Hippo – Christian Biographies for Young Readers – Also available in audio.