TY - SOUND N2 - St. Augustine, born at Tagaste in Numidia (Constantine) in 354, was raised by a devout Christian mother. He abandoned the Christianity in which he had been brought up and had an illegitimate son. After hearing the sermons of Ambrose, he began a great internal struggle which led to his conversion in 387. The Confessions describes his conversion, shedding light on the questions that troubled him on his way to the Cross. The earliest of autobiographies, The Confessions remains unsurpassed as a sincere and intimate record of a great and pious person laying bare his soul before God. AB - St. Augustine, born at Tagaste in Numidia (Constantine) in 354, was raised by a devout Christian mother. He abandoned the Christianity in which he had been brought up and had an illegitimate son. After hearing the sermons of Ambrose, he began a great internal struggle which led to his conversion in 387. The Confessions describes his conversion, shedding light on the questions that troubled him on his way to the Cross. The earliest of autobiographies, The Confessions remains unsurpassed as a sincere and intimate record of a great and pious person laying bare his soul before God. T1 - The confessions of Saint Augustine DA - p1992, 2007. CY - [Ashland, OR] : AU - Augustine, AU - Pusey, E. B. AU - Mayes, Bernard. CN - BR65.A6 CN - BR65.A6 PB - Blackstone Audio, Inc., PP - [Ashland, OR] : PY - p1992, 2007. N1 - Translation of: Confessiones. N1 - Unabridged. N1 - Compact disc. N1 - "Tracks Every 3 Minutes for Easy Bookmarking"--Container. ID - 334893 KW - Christian saints SN - 9780786169078 SN - 0786169079 TI - The confessions of Saint Augustine ER -