The Confessions

What do we expect of an autobiography today, and how may we need to broaden our understanding of this form of writing to appreciate the Confessions?

In an autobiography today, we expect a story of someone's life from their view, and the great things they may have accomplished. In order to appreciate the Confessions, we may need to see this work as more of a personal journal of growth. Rather than it being a "rags to riches" type story, it is more likely to be a struggle with truth, and knowing God. I expect this book to be more of a discovery of the nature of God than the knowledge of one person's life.