Soliloquies Augustine's Inner Dialogue

Soliloquies

Augustine's Inner Dialogue

Saint Augustine

translated by

Kim Paffenroth

introduction by

Boniface Ramsey

edited by

John E. Rotelle, OSA

The Works of Saint Augustine

Classroom Resources

$19.95

ISBN

978-1-56548-142-8

Page Count

108 pages

Publication date

1 September, 2000

The Augustine Essentials

About the book

Soliloquies is a work from Augustine's early life, shortly after his conversion, in which are visible all the seeds contained in his future writings. Here we see Augustine as a philosopher, a thinker, and a budding theologian. We also see him as a person preparing for baptism, reaching for the God of truth for whom he had searched passionately. It is his personal prayer to his God of love and mercy.

Endorsements

In Soliloquies, Augustine is relentless in his interior quest for truth a quest similar to Socrates' dialogue quest in the Platonic dialogues, except that Augustine’s dialogue is a solely interior one. In the text, Augustine reveals a rigorous self-critical intellectual methodology essential for any attainment of inner freedom and peace a methodology that could benefit any contemporary seeker of truth.

Sr. Barbara Wall

Villanova University, PA

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Saint Augustine

Augustine of Hippo is one of the greatest thinkers and writers in the Western world. After becoming a Christian he was made bishop of Hippo in Africa, where he was influential in civil and church affairs. His more than 100 books, 200 letters, and 500 sermons have left a lasting impact on Western philosophy and culture. His classic and best-selling works include The Confessions, The Trinity, The City of God, and Teaching Christianity.