Reader(s): Meadows, Mark
Label: Naxos AudioBooks
Genre: Non-Fiction
Period: Medieval
Catalogue No: NA0261
Barcode: 9781781980361
Release Date: 01/2017

ST. AUGUSTINE OF HIPPO: Confessions of St. Augustine (The) (Unabridged)

A story of spiritual awakening, St Augustine’s Confessions is a fascinating look at the life of an eminent Christian thinker. Widely seen as one of the first Western autobiographies ever written, it chronicles the life and religious struggles of Augustine of Hippo, from his days as a self-confessed sinner to his acceptance of Christianity as an older adult. Along the way, he unveils his theological questioning of human existence and of the essence and nature of God, while providing influential philosophical arguments on creation and time. Augustine’s sincere and inquisitive attitude will inspire any listener, regardless of faith.

Tracklist

Disc 1
St. Augustine of Hippo - Author
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1 The Confessions of St. Augustine 10:49
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2 6. But, dust and ashes though I am… 08:02
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3 7. Hear me, O God! How wicked are the sins… 10:48
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4 10. And yet I sinned, O Lord my God… 11:28
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5 14. If this was so, why did I dislike Greek… 07:05
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6 17. Let me tell you, my God… 10:01
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Disc 2
1 Book 2 12:07
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2 4. It is certain, O Lord, that theft is punished… 07:56
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3 Inquisitiveness has all the appearance… 09:06
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4 Book 3 10:31
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5 4. These were the companions with whom… 11:30
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6 7. There is another reality besides this… 11:18
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7 9. Among these vices and crimes… 08:59
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Disc 3
1 Book 4 10:35
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2 4. During those years when I first began… 11:21
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3 8. Time never stands still… 09:14
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4 12. If the things of this world delight you… 10:42
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5 15. But I still did not see that the pivot… 12:56
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6 Book 5 07:52
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7 They do not know Christ, who is the Way… 07:46
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Disc 4
1 6. For almost the whole of those nine years… 07:47
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2 8. It was, then, by your guidance… 10:50
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3 10. So it was that you healed… 08:09
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4 12. I began actively to set… 08:14
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5 Book 6 11:46
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6 4. Since I did not know what was meant… 08:27
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7 6. I was eager for fame and wealth… 10:25
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8 8. But he did not abandon his career… 07:43
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Disc 5
1 10. I found him in Rome when I arrived. 10:09
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2 12. It was Alypius who prevented me… 11:46
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3 Book 7 11:50
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4 4. Now that I had realised that… 10:48
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5 Firminus went on to tell me a story… 10:08
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6 9. First of all it was your will… 09:35
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7 11. Also I considered all the other things… 08:09
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Disc 6
1 16. From my own experience… 08:07
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2 If they were falsely attributed to Christ… 09:19
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3 Book 8 11:38
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4 3. O God, who are so good… 11:34
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5 In the same way I was quite sure… 09:54
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6 7. This was what Ponticianus told us. 08:48
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7 9. Why does this strange phenomenon… 09:18
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Disc 7
1 11. This was the nature of my sickness. 11:07
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2 Book 9 11:58
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3 4. The day came when my release… 12:19
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4 5. When the autumn vacation was over… 10:30
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5 By making rules of this sort… 10:07
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6 10. Not long before the day on which… 10:08
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Disc 8
1 12. I closed her eyes, and a great wave… 07:52
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2 13. Now that my soul has recovered… 05:53
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3 Book 10 11:09
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4 5. It is you, O Lord, who judge me. 09:30
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5 8. So I must also go beyond this… 12:08
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6 11. From this we can conclude… 10:23
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7 16. I can mention forgetfulness… 07:13
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Disc 9
1 18. The woman who had lost a coin… 11:04
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2 22. O Lord, far be it from the heart… 10:14
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3 28. When at last I cling to you with all my being… 10:34
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4 Every day I try my hardest… 11:26
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5 34. Finally I must confess how… 13:30
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6 36. Must I not consider this too… 13:07
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Disc 10
1 40. You have walked everywhere at my side… 10:51
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2 Book 11 11:28
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3 5. But by what means did you make… 10:56
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4 10. Those who ask, 'what was God…' 11:01
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5 Now let us see if our human… 10:55
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6 20. From what we have said… 08:36
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7 If, according to the third hypothesis… 08:04
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Disc 11
1 27. Be resolute, my soul. 07:55
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2 28. But how can the future be diminished… 08:37
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3 Book 12 11:07
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4 8. The one was the Heaven of Heavens… 10:51
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5 12. I have given thought to these things… 10:38
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6 So, though it derives from you… 11:41
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7 19. For the great truth, O Lord… 09:40
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Disc 12
1 23. I listen to these arguments… 10:40
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2 27. The account left by Moses… 09:02
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3 Materials such as wood or metal… 08:19
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4 Book 13 10:51
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5 6. But, O Light from whom we learn the truth… 12:14
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6 12. Beyond this let my faith speak for me… 07:00
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7 In the uncertainty which still restricts… 07:18
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Disc 13
1 17. Who gathered the bitter sea of humanity… 11:56
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2 20. Let the sea too conceive and give birth… 11:48
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3 This was why your servant Paul… 11:05
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4 We may conclude, then… 10:10
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5 My God, you have taught me… 10:55
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6 32. Thanks be to you, O Lord… 11:47
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Total Playing Time: 14:50:07