Confessions is a powerful and thought-provoking spiritual exploration of Saint Augustine's life and faith. In this deeply personal account, Augustine reflects on his struggles with sin and his journey towards God.

The Pusey translation captures the beauty and complexity of Augustine's writing, making his words accessible to contemporary readers. The translation is clear and flowing, allowing the reader to fully immerse themselves in Augustine's thoughts and emotions.

Throughout the book, Augustine grapples with questions of faith, morality, and the nature of God. His honesty and vulnerability are both refreshing and convicting, as he lays bare his own shortcomings and failures.

Overall, Confessions is a timeless classic that continues to resonate with readers of all backgrounds and beliefs. Augustine's introspective and philosophical approach to faith is as relevant today as it was in his own time, making this book a must-read for anyone seeking a deeper understanding of spirituality and the human experience.

Book Description:
The Confessions outlines Augustine's sinful youth and his conversion to Christianity. It is widely seen as the first Western autobiography ever written, and was an influential model for Christian writers throughout the following 1,000 years, through the Middle Ages. It is not a complete autobiography, as it was written in his early 40s, and he lived long afterwards, producing another important work (City of God). It does, nonetheless, provide an unbroken record of his development of thought and is the most complete record of any single person from the 4th and 5th centuries. It is a significant theological work, featuring spiritual meditations and insights. It begins:

"GREAT art Thou, O Lord, and greatly to be praised; great is Thy power, and Thy wisdom infinite. And Thee would man praise; man, but a particle of Thy creation; man, that bears about him his mortality, the witness of his sin, the witness, that ]Thou, O God, resistest the proud: yet would man praise Thee; he, but a particle of Thy creation. Thou awakes us to delight in Thy praise; for Thou madest us for Thyself, and our heart is restless, unless it repose in Thee.”