Encounters with God in Augustine's Confessions
Books VII-IX
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Preface
Introduction
The Framework of the Enterprise
Unity and Separation in Augustine's Thinking
Speaking and Hearing as Primordial Phenomena
Problems of Access to the Text
1. The Philosophical Conversion (Book VII)
The Concept of God (7.1.1?7.2.3)
The Problem of Evil (7.3.4?7.8.12)
Neoplatonism and Christianity (7.9.13?7.9.15)
The Neoplatonic Vision (7.10.16?7.17.23)
The Need for a Mediator (7.18.24?7.21.27)
2. Augustine's Christian Conversion (Book VIII)
Initial Hesitation (8.1.1?8.1.2)
The Conversion of Victorinus (8.2.3?8.4.9)
The Bondage of the Will (8.5.10?8.5.12)
Stages of Liberation (8.6.13?8.11.27)
The Decisive Moment (8.12.28?8.12.29)
The Christian Community (8.12.30)
3. Mother and Son: A Shared Mystical Experience (Book IX)
Retirement and Baptism (9.1.1?9.7.16)
Monica's Character (9.8.17?9.9.22)
The Garden in Ostia (9.10.23?9.10.26)
The Death of Augustine's Mother (9.11.27?9.13.37)
Notes
Bibliography
Index