• In the beginning of book 1, do you think Augustine truly understand his religious position?—RG

• In reference to page 4, does every person contain the same amount of god, or are there people who contain more or less of him?—DE

• On page 8 There is talk of god giving the power to understand oneself by making an analogy to another. What is meant by another? Another Human or another species?—CB

• On page 9, it talks about what is considered sin as an infant. Are we all born with sin or is sin something we learn?—BY

• “None is pure from sin before you, not even an infant of one day upon the earth” (page 9). Do you think Augustine means to imply that God has created and therefore knows what the child shall do with his life? Specifically in regards to sin.—LH

• On page 9 Augustine comments how an infant can be ‘pale with jealousy and bitterness, glared at his brother sharing his mother’s milk.’ Do babies really feel such complex emotions at an early age?—NB

• On page 10, Augustine says “Infancy did not ‘depart’, for it has nowhere to go.” What are some examples of infancy that we see in ourselves and in other adults today?—CSt

• Question comes from Pg. 12: When he states, “I was disobedient not because I had chosen higher things, but from love of sport. In competitive games I loved the pride of winning?” Is winning seen as something that can’t be done without “sin”? Does one have to sacrifice being “good” to win?—HW

• On page 17, second paragraph of Saint Augustine’s first book in the Confessions, do you agree with the reason he gives for disliking Greek so much and liking Latin more?—ASC

• In Book II, (13,) pg. 31, Augustine explains that “sinful” actions are simply human perversions of God’s attributes. (Ex. Pride seeks loftiness and God is the highest. Perverse curiosity seeks knowledge and God knows all. Idleness seeks “quietude” and God is unchanging.) Do you agree with this concept, and if so, doesn’t this justify any action?—MO

• In the second paragraph of page 32 Augustine discusses the concept of actions being pleasurable simply because these actions are not allowed. Why do you think we, as humans, get pleasure from doing something that are not supposed to do? Is it our nature?—MT

• No particular page number for this question. How do you think a non-religious person would read and react to the story?—DS