{"product_id":"9780140441147","title":"Confessions","description":"\u003cp\u003e‘As a youth … I had prayed to you for chastity and said “Give me chastity and continence, but not yet”’\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe son of a pagan father and a Christian mother, Saint Augustine spent his early years torn between conflicting faiths and worldviews. His \u003cb\u003eConfessions\u003c\/b\u003e, written when he was in his forties, recount how, slowly and painfully, he came to turn away from his youthful ideas and licentious lifestyle, to become instead a staunch advocate of Christianity and one of its most influential thinkers. A remarkably honest and revealing spiritual autobiography, the \u003cb\u003eConfessions\u003c\/b\u003e also address fundamental issues of Christian doctrine, and many of the prayers and meditations it includes are still an integral part of the practice of Christianity today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn his introduction R. S. Pine-Coffin discusses Saint Augustine’s intentions in writing his \u003cb\u003eConfessions\u003c\/b\u003e and issues of translation. This edition also includes a list of dates of events recorded in the \u003cb\u003eConfessions\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46958746960112,"sku":"9780140441147","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780140441147_p0.jpg?v=1763655742","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780140441147","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}