Confessions of Saint Augustine

"The success, value, and allure of the Confessions lie above all in the fact that in them Saint Augustine 'confesses' with sincerity, humanism, and poignancy the problems of his life as a religious and tormented man, which are, after all, the problems of us all. His doubts, questions, and answers, being echoes of human life, also reflect echoes of our lives and therefore remain alive and relevant." (Lúcio Craveiro da Silva, sj)

"Perhaps Augustine's deepest relevance lies precisely in his fantastic and sublime anachronism. By this, we mean his profound incompatibility – at least ostensibly – with the cultural impulse that dominates not only the West but the entire world today."