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1. Basically, what is Confessions about?

The Confessions of St. Augustine is the story of Augustine's transformation from a young man driven by ambition and lust to the famous Christian monk, leader, and philosopher.

2. What did Augustine wonder about in relationship to God and the world and what are a couple of the questions he asked?

As he becomes more learned, he wonders how one knows what the truth about God and the world is. Augustine asks questions such as, "whether I had any knowledge of myself when I was in the womb?" and, "where did I come from?"

3. How do the questions Augustine have about God and the world affect his faith?

They do not shake his faith as they would modern skeptics, but rather strengthen his feeling about the mystery and omnipotence and wisdom of God. They let him explore his long journey from being a sinful youth to becoming a great investigator of the truth and of the nature of God.

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