Augustine's Confessions is one of the most significant works of Western culture. The Routledge Guidebook to Augustine's Confessions is an engaging introduction to this spiritually creative and intellectually original work. This guidebook is organized by themes, including the importance of language, creation and the sensible world, memory, time, and the self, and the continuation of the Confessions.

Written for readers approaching the Confessions for the first time, this guidebook addresses the literary, philosophical, historical and theological complexities of the work in a clear and accessible way.