New Book to read

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I’ve never really read any books on philosphy so I’m in the process of reading Confessions by Saint Augustine (Penguin Books edition), I rented it from the library. I’ve heard that is a great book. How should I go upon reading it, as I have seen on different reviews that it is a autobiography. On another site I saw that it shouldn’t be read as an autobiography.

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Stephan
 
Sjonesd3 said:
I’ve never really read any books on philosphy so I’m in the process of reading Confessions by Saint Augustine (Penguin Books edition), I rented it from the library. I’ve heard that is a great book. How should I go upon reading it, as I have seen on different reviews that it is a autobiography. On another site I saw that it shouldn’t be read as an autobiography.

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Stephan
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Read it for the truth it contains and for inspiration.

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It is an autobiography. What Saint Augustine said about his life is famous and what people well remember from reading this book. One of the best-known things in it is what he says about his mother, Saint Monica, who was always praying for him when he was a lost soul. What we know about her came from this book. Also famous is his instant conversion when he picked up the Bible and read a passage in Saint Paul. It is one of the very greatest autobiographies of a Christian of all time.
 
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It is an autobiography. What Saint Augustine said about his life is famous and what people well remember from reading this book. One of the best-known things in it is what he says about his mother, Saint Monica, who was always praying for him when he was a lost soul. What we know about her came from this book. Also famous is his instant conversion when he picked up the Bible and read a passage in Saint Paul. It is one of the very greatest autobiographies of a Christian of all time.
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Thanks for the insight I definitely look forward to getting started on it. I had forgotten that his mother was a saint ad well
 
I’m going to try and start reading it Tues as I have been very busy with school work. I’m going to read City of God after I finish this.
 
I meant to comment, as in which book should I read first? City of God or his autobiography?
 
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