St. Augustine's Confessions
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Course Description
Overview
Analyze one of the foundational texts of both Christianity and Western philosophy in this course that covers St. Augustine's most impactful work.
Syllabus
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- 01: Augustine and the Confessions
- 02: Augustine and the World of Classical Antiquity
- 03: The Corpus of Augustine's Writings
- 04: Form and Genre
- 05: Book I-Sin and Confession
- 06: Book I-Augustine's Childhood
- 07: Book II-Augustine Grows Up
- 08: Book II-Stealing Pears: So What?
- 09: Book III-The Journey Begins
- 10: Book IV-The Problem of Friendship
- 11: Book V-From Carthage to Rome
- 12: Book VI-A New Look at Christianity
- 13: Book VII-Neo-Platonism and Truth
- 14: Book VII-Faith and Reason
- 15: Book VIII-Converging Conversions
- 16: Book VIII-"Pick It Up and Read"
- 17: Book IX-The New Man
- 18: Book IX-The Death of Monica
- 19: Book X-Augustine the Bishop
- 20: Book X-Augustine on Memory
- 21: Book XI-Augustine on Time
- 22: Book XII-Augustine on Biblical Interpretation
- 23: Book XIII-Augustine on Creation
- 24: The Confessions Through the Ages
Taught by
William R. Cook Previous Bio Prev Next Bio Next and Ronald B. Herzman Previous Bio Prev Next Bio Next
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