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Grady: What’s missing from Confessions?

August 25, 2020 — No Comments ↓

Autobiographies by definition, are a recollection of any given person’s life. What they accomplished, and how they fulfilled their time on this world. Obviously when summarizing an entire life into a number of pages, certain details must be left out Continue reading →

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Jackson: What’s Missing From Confessions?

August 25, 2020 — No Comments ↓

Though he did not realize it at the time of writing Confessions, St. Augustine’s book is used in many history courses as a resource in understanding the history of late antiquity. In books one through six of St. Augustine’s Confessions, Continue reading →

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McGoldrick: What’s Missing?

August 25, 2020 — No Comments ↓

St. Augustine’s Confessions: What’s Missing?   Brendan McGoldrick HIST 103: The Midevil World Professor Paul Evans 25 August 2020      As routines become habits, and daily life grows monotonous, one may become less conscious of the minutiae surrounding him/her. Continue reading →

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Yennam: What’s missing?

August 25, 2020 — No Comments ↓

Autobiographies are written by people to recollect and record all of the instances in their life from the beginning to a certain point in their lives. Intentionally or not, some things about their life tend to be left out, which Continue reading →

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Mugavero: What is Missing From Confessions

August 25, 2020 — No Comments ↓

“The single desire that dominated my search for delight was simply to love and be loved” (24). As mentioned in Book II,Adolescence, Augustine recounts that growing-up involved a kind of explorative search for love that permeated his youth. From this Continue reading →

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Dempsey: What’s Missing

August 25, 2020 — No Comments ↓

St. Augustine’s Confessions is a strikingly raw collection of sins and decisions Augustine has made in his life which he now wishes to confess to God. However, seeing as this is such a private piece of work, one would think that Continue reading →

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Rich: What’s Missing?

August 25, 2020 — No Comments ↓

Documentation of daily life has always been a facet of history that has intrigued many people, leading to deeper understandings of cultures and to new and exciting discoveries about civilizations. Augustine’s Confessions is a prime example of how history can Continue reading →

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Fettes: What’s Missing

August 25, 2020 — No Comments ↓

Written between 397 and 400 AD, it would be impossible for Augustine to completely avoid addressing the historical world in which he is living. While it was likely unintentional, Augustine did manage to weave small details about his daily life Continue reading →

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Roy: What’s Missing?

August 25, 2020 — No Comments ↓

St. Augustine’s book, Confessions, is one of the few written works that we have left from his lifetime. In his book, he focuses on his life and the way he develops as a person and follower of God. When writing Continue reading →

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Barriga: What’s Missing?

August 24, 2020 — No Comments ↓

The book Confessions, written by Augustine in the late 300 AD, is an autobiography to remember as readers dive deep into his life as he envelops himself behind the Christian faith. In all autobiographies it is vital to “paint the Continue reading →

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