101 pages • 3 hours read
Saint AugustineConfessions
Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 400A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more. For select classroom titles, we also provide Teaching Guides with discussion and quiz questions to prompt student engagement.
Essay Topics
The impact of history and geography on the trajectory of Augustine’s life cannot be overstated. How might Augustine’s life—and, consequently, Christianity—have been affected had he lived at another time or place within the Roman Empire?
Augustine draws many parallels between his story and the Parable of the Prodigal Son. Select another Bible story with themes similar to those of Confessions, and compare and contrast the two.
