• There are some questions on p. 3 and 4 (1.2.2) "Can heaven an earth, which you have made and in which you have made me, contain you? Without you, whatever exists would not exist. Then can what exists contain you?" Let's talk about these questions which were brought up.—RS

• on page 11 (1.9.14) augustine speaks of the boyhood miseries he experienced. why do you think god allows misery and pain in such a beautiful world he created? would we have happiness or enjoyment without the pain or misery?—LK

• On page 12, section 15 (1.9.15), we have Augustine comparing the games of children to the games of adults. Are they really comparable? Do people ever stop being children, or do they just act like children in different ways?—KM

• St.Augustine says that he regrets being taught to read and write to deceive other for wealth and honor, yet later he says that he was sinned by not doing what he was told and made good use of language instead. (pg. 12, 1.10.16) Was language really taught only for the sake of obtaining wealth and honor? what are the other uses of language?—KT

• Do you think this was meant to be a very large written prayer? He seems to be talking to God in many places. One big example is at the top of p. 20 (1.17.27)—SM

• On page 22-23 (1.20.31), do you think St. Augustine thinks his talents are his own or his God's? He makes a lot of close comparisons and I was wondering what you guys thought.—KW

• In book 1, Augustine talks about finding something when we don't know what we're looking for... Do you think a lack of direction makes life pointless?—RA

• In book 2 paragraph 4 (2.2.4, p. 25) Saint Augustine discusses how he abandoned God for his illicit pleasures. What I don't understand is his sentence afterwards, "your intentions was that I should seek delights unspoilt by disgust and that, in my quest where I could achieve this, I should discover it to be in nothing except you Lord, nothing but you."—SC

• At the end of Book II (2.4.9-2.10.18, pp. 28-34), Augustine speaks about his stealing of the pears. He is ashamed by his actions. Is he regretful because he thinks it is wrong or because God thinks that it is wrong? Do you think that he would be a moral being without God?—CD