The Journey toward God in Augustine's Confessions -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- THE FRAMEWORK OF THE ENTERPRISE -- THE CENTRALITY OF GOD AND THE SOUL -- PROBLEMS OF ACCESS TO THE TEXT -- 1. Infancy, Childhood, and Adolescence: From Will to Willfulness (Books I-II) -- THE DYNAMISM OF THE TEXT (1.1.1-1.5.6) -- ORIGINS AND INFANCY (1.6.7-1.7.12) -- LANGUAGE AND EDUCATION (1.8.13-1.18.29) -- PERSONAL DEFECTS, IMAGO DEI, AND SIN (1.19.30-1.19.31) -- SEXUALITY (2.1.1-2.3.8) -- THE PEAR-STEALING EPISODE (2.4.9-2.10.18) -- 2. The Philosophical Turn: Seven Stages of Experiential and Reflective Development (Books III-IV) -- LOVE, FALSE IMAGES, AND RHETORIC (3.1.1-3.3.6) -- CICERO AND THE BIBLE (3.4.7-3.5.9) -- BECOMING A MANICHAEAN (3.6.10-3.12.21) -- FRAGMENTATION, ILLEGITIMACY, AND ASTROLOGY (4.1.1-4.3.6) -- THE DEATH OF A FRIEND (4.4.7-4.12.19) -- THE BEAUTIFUL AND THE FITTING (4.13.20-4.15.27) -- CATEGORIES, TRANSCENDENTALS, AND THE LIBERAL ARTS (4.16.28-4.16.31) -- 3. Manichaeism, Skepticism, and Christianity (Books V-VI) -- THE PRESENCE AND ABSENCE OF GOD (5.1.1-5.2.2) -- THE FAILURE OF FAUSTUS (5.3.3-5.7.13) -- THE FLIGHT TO ROME (5.8.14-5.12.22) -- AMBROSE AND THE CHRISTIAN FAITH (5.13.23-6.5.8) -- FRAGMENTATION AND FRIENDSHIP (6.6.9-6.16.26) -- Notes -- NOTES TO PREFACE -- NOTES TO INTRODUCTION -- NOTES TO CHAPTER 1 -- NOTES TO CHAPTER 2 -- NOTES TO CHAPTER 3 -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W.