his autobiography. The other three books are important but they do not have to do with his life story. The book expresses three main concerns. One is Augustines frank and detailed acknowledgment of his personal sinfulness and the power he came to recognize as Gods provident graceprotective, creative, salvificin every moment of his life. He also wrote in order to confess his own Christian faith and clearly repudiate any supposed lingering connections on his part with Manichaeism. Finally, The Confessions are a heartfelt paean of praise and thanksgiving in honor of Gods glory. Augustine begins his autobiography with a prayer and meditation. This is fitting because the main theme of The Confessions is to praise and thank God. He begins by saying that God has, made us and drawn us to yourself, and our heart is unquiet until it rests in you. This is a very good point because it is a reflection of Augustines struggle to find piece with himself. Throughout the rest of the book Augustine is constantly changing his beliefs and looking for the truth, his heart is restless. And it is not until he finds the Catholic faith and has his conversion that he finds piece. Augustine like all philosophers is a lover of truth. He is unsure how he should call upon the Lord (3). He points out that it is his faith, which is a gift, that calls upon the Lord (3). He wants God to come into his soul, yet he is afraid that there is no room and that He will be disgusted with the sins of his past (4). This is appropriate because the reader will later find out what those sins are, yet Augustine maintains that the Lord must be in his soul since, I would not exist at all unless you were already in me (4). Augustine asks many philosophical questions about the nature of God, however he does not once question His existence.Augustine is considered to be one of the Catholic Churchs greatest theologians. However, he was also a philosopher. See pg 244 textbAu...
