Confessions was written by St. Augustine and published around 397 CE. Part an autobiography and part a philosophical notebook, both aspects of Confessions trace Augustine's spiritual and philosophical journey as he encounters, explores, and sometimes adopts a variety of approaches to life before fully embracing Christianity and developing aspects of Catholic theology that have in turn guided others in the centuries since.

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