What does augustine say about infancy

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Assignment:

Read books I, II, and III of Augustine's Confessions and refer to Lonergan and Liddy

Answer ONE Question for each book and the final question regarding Lonergan

For Book I

1. What effect does Augustine achieve by writing as he does TO God, using "Thou" and letting the reader listen to this address to God?

2. What questions does Augustine ask, and/or what themes does he raise regarding God?

3. What does Augustine say about infancy and his early years?

4. What kind of schoolboy was Augustine? What does he criticize about his teachers?

For Book II

1. What does Augustine reveal about his developing sexuality?

2. What happens with regard to Augustine's schooling in his sixteenth year? What effect does this situation have on him?

3. What is significant about the incident with the pear tree? What lesson(s) does Augustine draw from it?

For Book III

1. Characterize Augustine as a "college student." What things does he most desire? What motivates him?

2. Compare/contrast his mother and father and his relationships with each of them.

3. How would you describe Augustine's state at the end of the chapter?

Final Question: Connect Augustine's experience so far with Lonergan's stages of conversion.

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