For For readers who want help reading Augustine's Confessions; not for those wanting scholarship on Augustine.
Should I read this?
For the general reader
5 of 5essential
For the researcher
3 of 5worth your time
Difficulty
2 of 5moderate
Key passages of Augustine's Confessions with commentary.
How it proceeds
Philosophic4 of 5
Scriptural2 of 5
Experiential5 of 5
Sociological0 of 5
Historical2 of 5
Independent intensities, 0–5 — what the work is made of, not how good it is.
Subtitled Augustine's Confessions Unpacked and published by Ignatius Press in 2016, this book collects key passages from Augustine's Confessions with Kreeft's commentary, to make the book accessible to readers who are intellectually curious and spiritually hungry. It is not a scholarly work but an existential and devotional reading.
