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From: Monarch Notes
Date: 19630101
Author:Saint Augustine

Saint Augustine
Monarch Notes
01-01-1963
Preface

Augustine was among the more prolific of the great writers. I have
selected the most important of his many works. The Confessions is the literary
masterpiece that recounts the dramatic and exciting story of a human soul in
search of God. Obviously, no summary could approximate the literary excellence
of the original work. However, I have attempted to capture some of the emotion
and sincerity of Augustine in the summation.

The City of God, at least to my knowledge, has never been summarized. I
have undertaken a detailed summation with ...

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