I suppose this work might be inspiring and even entertaining to some people. However, this is a very select portion of the population. _Confessions_ is, pure and simple, Augustine's justification of his religious beliefs. The text tends to be incredibly repetitious, and belabors inconsequential points. For instance, Augustine takes great pains (many times) to explain that incorruptable is better than corruptable. Whoopee. I will concede that _Confessions_ is more entertaining than _City_Of_God_, but that's small praise indeed. Most likely, you'll end up reading one or both of these works for some college course. Just remember as you're reading through the same idea for the umpteenth time that it doesn't get any worse than this.