Includes bibliographical references (pages 309-319) and index.
Confessio -- Fatherhood: from neurotic phantasm to compassionate symbol -- Narcissism and narrative's vital lie -- Evil, suffering, and dualistic wisdom -- Original sin: an ineluctable triple hatred -- Original sin and the human tragic -- "The platitudes of ethical monotheism" -- Inscrutable wisdom -- The lyrical voice -- The life of a bishop: reinventing Plato's celestial clock, Confessions 11-13 -- Resurrection and the restless heart.