St. Augustine's Confessions

Analyze one of the foundational texts of both Christianity and Western philosophy in this course that covers St. Augustine's most impactful work.

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• 01: Augustine and the Confessions
• 02: Augustine and the World of Classical Antiquity
• 03: The Corpus of Augustine's Writings
• 04: Form and Genre
• 05: Book I-Sin and Confession
• 06: Book I-Augustine's Childhood
• 07: Book II-Augustine Grows Up
• 08: Book II-Stealing Pears: So What?
• 09: Book III-The Journey Begins
• 10: Book IV-The Problem of Friendship
• 11: Book V-From Carthage to Rome
• 12: Book VI-A New Look at Christianity
• 13: Book VII-Neo-Platonism and Truth
• 14: Book VII-Faith and Reason
• 15: Book VIII-Converging Conversions
• 16: Book VIII-"Pick It Up and Read"
• 17: Book IX-The New Man
• 18: Book IX-The Death of Monica
• 19: Book X-Augustine the Bishop
• 20: Book X-Augustine on Memory
• 21: Book XI-Augustine on Time
• 22: Book XII-Augustine on Biblical Interpretation
• 23: Book XIII-Augustine on Creation
• 24: The Confessions Through the Ages