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A classic of Christian literature, the ‘Confessions' of Saint Augustine are among those books that constantly invite interpretation. A biography of Augustine, or an account of God's actions in his life? But the Confessions cannot be reduced to a spiritual autobiography. Their structure has also been discussed at length, several plans have been proposed. Taking into account previous research, Marie-Anne Vannier offers a key for reading based on the notion of ‘locus' which runs through the work like a guiding wire. By identifying his ‘locus', his place, the image of God inside him, Augustine proceeds from the desire for God to rest in God, as shown by the dynamics and the originality of the anthropology which emerges.