Archive for the ‘Augustine’ Category
On Christian Doctrine – Augustine on the Study of Languages and the Septuagint
Just some casual reading…. 6. And hence it happened that even Holy Scripture, which brings a remedy for the terrible diseases of the human will, being at first set forth in one language, by means of which it could at the fit season be disseminated through the whole world, was interpreted into various tongues, and [...]
The Imagined God
“God is not what you imagine or what you think you understand. If you understand you have failed.” – Augustine
Augustine on the Departure of Christ
But our very Life descended hither, and bore our death, and slew it, out of the abundance of His own life; and thundering He called loudly to us to return hence to Him into that secret place whence He came forth to us — first into the Virgin’s womb, where the human creature was married [...]
In: Augustine · Tagged with: Easter, God, Jesus Christ, pascha, religion
Augustine’s Poisoned Chalice
This is only the start of the article, but it should be enough to get you going:
In: Augustine · Tagged with: Doctrinal Development, paganism
Augustine – Confession to Ignorance
“What is needed is a loving confession of ignorance rather than a rash profession of knowledge. To reach out a little toward God with the mind is a great blessedness; yet to understand [fully] is wholly impossible.” – Augustine, Sermons 117 In reading (this quote was sent to me) Augustine, Calvin, and others, the one [...]
Early Church Fathers on Freedom of Religion
Thanks to MandM for these quotes -
In: Augustine, Religion and Politics, Tertullian · Tagged with: enlightenment, freedom of religion, separation of church and state
Augustine on Genesis One
In light of my recent attempt to examine interpretations of Genesis One in Second Temple Judaism, I thought that I would move on to how the account was received among early Christian writers. I did not find, in my opinion, enough to hold my interest, but I did find Augustine’s take interesting. In reviewing one [...]
In: Augustine, Genesis · Tagged with: creation, genesis one
