El clásico espiritual atemporal, ahora bellamente renovado con una nueva traducción, arte sacro y un podcast complementario.

Durante más de 1.500 años, Las Confesiones de San Agustín ha cautivado a los lectores como una de las obras más poderosas y personales de un Doctor de la Iglesia. Escrita como una oración a Dios, revela el viaje de Agustín del pecado a la santidad, dando testimonio de la gracia transformadora de Dios y del anhelo del alma por el cielo.

Ahora, esta obra perdurable está disponible en una impresionante nueva edición, la única que presenta:

Una traducción fresca y fiel, desarrollada en consulta con el latín original, por el Dr. Matthew K. Minerd
Comentarios perspicaces de los frailes dominicos P. Gregory Pine, O.P., y P. Jacob Bertrand Janczyk, O.P.
Nuevo y sorprendente arte sacro de San Agustín por Tianna Williams
El podcast Catholic Classics con el P. Gregory Pine, O.P., y el P. Jacob Bertrand Janczyk, O.P., que incluye una lectura de audio completa, reflexiones expertas y un plan de lectura gratuito

Redescubra una obra maestra de conversión, gracia y el corazón inquieto, hecha bellamente accesible para el lector de hoy.

Un mensaje de los anfitriones del podcast Catholic Classics:

“Algunos libros simplemente necesitan ser leídos. El libro que tiene en sus manos es uno de ellos. Las Confesiones de San Agustín es un clásico de la espiritualidad cristiana. Durante siglos ha recompensado a sus lectores con una gran cantidad de conocimientos sobre Dios, el yo, el mal y toda la gama de la experiencia humana. Con cada generación, continúa atrayendo a hombres y mujeres a un encuentro profundo con el Dios vivo. Por la intercesión de San Agustín y a través de su modesta y humilde confesión, que partamos con renovado fervor en nuestra propia conversión.”

—P. Gregory Pine, O.P., y P. Jacob Bertrand Janczyk, O.P.

SKU: 9781954882164
Format: Libro electrónico
Weight: 1.48 lb

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The Confessions of St. Augustine (Catholic Classics)

Beautiful book! I love the leather binding and the gold.
Absolutely stunning!
It is a gift for my son’s, and I put a note in the back of the book, making it very personable.

Great! Comparing Another Copy

I have a library of The Great Books of the Western World published 1952. One of the books is Augustine that contains The Confessions. I got this from my parents and became interested reading this along with Thomas Aquinas as I entered my forties. I honestly found this edition challenging and I stopped. When I got the announcement for this I thought it would be a good edition and a great opportunity to try again.
I have been very pleased! I got my copy before going out of town for a bit and started reading. The format is very good and I like how it has scripture references in the text as I’m reading. I took the approach of reading these references while reading a section.
Here’s a good comparison.. Book 1 Chapter 2 toward the middle:
1952 copy: “Do then heaven and earth, which Thou hast made, and wherein Thou hast made me, contain Thee? … , doth therefore whatever exists contain Thee?”
Catholic Classics copy: “But, then, do heaven and earth, which you have made and where I exist, contain you? Or, given that nothing that exists could exist without you, do all things that exist contain you?”

Best available translation

Earlier this year I attempted to read the Confessions of St. Augustine and like many others struggled to get thru the archaic language. In fact the book is still on the table next to my chair. Been there for several months. This edition is so much easier to understand and is well produced. I also enjoy the commentary---just makes reading the section easier to grasp Augustine's point. I am looking forward to the reading along with podcast to further comprehend the book with input by Fr. Gregory and Fr. Jacob. Looking forward to more Catholic Classics from Ascension press and podcasts.

Finally can reasonably understand the confessions.

In the past I’ve attempted to read the confessions but really had difficulty in understanding due to the barriers of ancient verse. This translation has enabled me to better understand.
I’m confident I can now read the confessions from beginning to end!! Thanks you Ascension!!!