45 Augustine and The Confessions (pt 2)
The History of Literature
Shownotes Transcript
Continuing the journey with a deeper look at the incredible achievements of St. Augustine (354 – 430 A.D.), a luminary of the early Catholic church, one of the most profound thinkers in Western culture, and the author of a work the likes of which the world had never seen, The Confessions. Host Jacke Wilson identifies five key themes in The Confessions and shows how the themes build up to the autobiography’s culminating passage.
Works Discussed:
The Confessions of St. Augustine) (tr. Maria Boulding)
Show Notes:
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Music Credits:
“Handel – Entrance to the Queen of Sheba)” by Advent Chamber Orchestra (From the Free Music Archive) / CC by SA)).
“Virtutes Vocis” and “Virtutes Instrumenti” by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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