Confessions of AugustineAugustine of Hippo was an early Christian philosopher born in what is now modern Algeria and his writings had a great influence on the development of Western Christianity. He was Bishop of Hippo Regius of Roman Africa during the Patristic era and is considered one of the most important fathers of the Western Church (Mendelson). In his famous work “Confessions”, Augustine recounts the first 35 years of his life and traces his spiritual development and his acceptance of Christianity. Books 1-9 are autobiographical, while books 10-13 are analytical and interpretative of his faith. Book 10 of his confessions explores memory while books 11-13 are his detailed interpretations of Genesis, in which the creation of the world is explained. Book 10 continues Augustine's analysis of memory and the temptation of the senses which was always a mystical concept for him. his life. He focuses on the idea that memory is unconscious knowledge, an idea he created based on the Platonic notion that "learning is actually the process by which the soul remembers what it is." which she already knew and forgot when she took human form.” Augustine begins book 10 by expressing his love for God and saying, “When I love God, what do I love? It does not relate God to the five physical senses, but rather to the intangible senses. He claims that to feel God, he must reflect in his soul. Augustine says that this is not something that is practiced among inanimate objects or “beasts,” but yet they owe their existence to God. Augustine does not associate God with the "life of the body", referring to his physical senses, but rather says that he considers that there is another power which gives him the capacity to live in the middle of the paper. .. infinite multiplicity. "Augustine suggests looking for God elsewhere than in one's mind because, as mentioned earlier, even "beasts" have minds but do not have the concept of God. He questions the idea of ​​looking for God by asking the question of the way we can remember him if God is not already in our realm of eternal memory? His answer to the paradox he proposed was that if one seeks God, he will find him Even when something is lost? in our memory, we should try to find it there anyway because it is perhaps a piece of our eternal memory. Augustine's interpretation of human memory serves as an answer to the mystery surrounding the concept. and offers his readers some "peace of mind" after reading his analyzes in Book 10. Confessions is a powerful philosophical literary work that has helped shape modern Christianity as we read and practice.