Tweet Did not have the time to write as much as I would have liked (It was a busy year.). But here are some final thoughts on reading Confessions and City of God by Augustine: 1. The depth and breadth of Augustine’s knowledge (including philosophy, history, politics, and the arts) is impressive. 2. Augustine’s reliance […]
Tweet There are many Christian authors who say the emotions are spontaneous and cannot be controlled. Most recently, Timothy Keller wrote, “Our emotions are not under our control.” But Augustine says otherwise. Augustine understood that emotions are a training ground for righteousness and virtue. He says that our emotions come under the control of our […]
Tweet When Things go bad, who is to blame? Because, when something bad happens we want accountability and we want to know how to prevent it the next time. When Rome fell, one of the more popular answers to the blame question was that the gods were angry. Many blamed Roman citizens for turning their […]