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On Augustine

2024/7/21
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Undeceptions with John Dickson

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Augustine bridged Christianity and Neoplatonism, emphasizing that all reality can be united with God through divine grace, not through asceticism or intellectual prowess.

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There's a reason our guests have mentioned Augustine more than any other theologian or philosopher. St Augustine of Hippo was an intellectual giant whose shadow still hangs over Christianity and the Western philosophical tradition. But not everyone loves him. To some, he's a misogynistic pessimist whose work we're better off without. So - what's the truth? It's finally time for Undeceptions to take a deep dive into Augustine.