Augustine's Confessions I: Books 1-9

3 credits · Undergraduate

This course will examine the first nine books of Augustine's Confessions. These 'autobiographical' books contain Augustine's account of his intellectual progress, culminating in his encounter with Platonism in book 7, followed by an account of his conversion to Christianity and his life as a Christian in books 8 and 9. CROSSLISTED: RELS 3411.03 EXCLUSIONS: CLAS/RELS 3410.06 FORMATS: Seminar