In the narrative of The Confessions of St. Augustine, Augustine is searching, testing and refuting different ways of the world through which he seeks happiness and contentment. Along his journey are several experiences that completely alter the direction of his course: the death of his friend and soulmate, which brings complete bitterness and melancholy upon all his former pleasures; the empty eloquence of Faustus, the man revered by all the Manichees as supremely wise; and …showed first 75 words of 1930 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1930 total…apparently enviable relationship with God is a question that everyone must answer for themselves; Augustine’s personality and the period he lived in required the rejection of all such secular things. At any rate, the seed lain by Ambrose has grown into a monumental tree. The Father, Son and the Holy Ghost couldn’t have asked for a more persistent and ultimately committed follower of their spirit and dogma than in St. Augustine of Hippo.