How Long to Read The Confessions of Saint Augustine

How Long Does it Take to Read The Confessions of Saint Augustine?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 1 minute to read The Confessions of Saint Augustine by St. Augustine

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

This work outlines Augustine's sinful youth and his conversion to Christianity. It is widely seen as the first Western autobiography ever written, and was an influential model for Christian writers throughout the following 1000 years of the Middle Ages. It is not a complete autobiography, as it was written in his early 40s, and he lived long afterwards, producing another important work (City of God); it does, nonetheless, provide an unbroken record of his development of thought and is the most complete record of any single individual from the 4th and 5th centuries. It is a significant theological work. In the work, St. Augustine writes about how much he regrets having led a sinful and immoral life. He shows intense sorrow for his sexual sins, and writes on the importance of sexual morality. He also mentions that his favorite subject in school was mathematics because it was concrete and more rigorously defined than other subjects. The book is thought to be divisible into chapters which symbolize various aspects of the Trinity and trinitarian belief.

How long is The Confessions of Saint Augustine?

The Confessions of Saint Augustine by St. Augustine is 241 pages long, and a total of 60,491 words.

This makes it 81% the length of the average book. It also has 74% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Confessions of Saint Augustine Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 30 minutes to read The Confessions of Saint Augustine aloud.

What Reading Level is The Confessions of Saint Augustine?

The Confessions of Saint Augustine is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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