confessions

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The city was the one-time home of Augustine, whose autobiographical "Confessions" is a seminal work within the Christian tradition.

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026

Lizzie, who bought The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner by James Hogg, says it is "very moving" for her book to have an inscription.

From BBC • Jul. 21, 2025

Blanchard initially met Moore, whose father is known as the Happy Face Killer, when she executive produced the Lifetime docuseries called “The Prison Confessions of Gypsy Rose Blanchard.”

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 10, 2024

Goldman’s family won control of the manuscript and retitled the book “If I Did It: Confessions of the Killer.”

From Seattle Times • Apr. 13, 2024

He began thumbing through a few of the titles: Isidore of Seville, an illuminated copy of The Rule of Saint Benedict, Saint Augustine’s Confessions.

From "The Inquisitor's Tale" by Adam Gidwitz