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William James wrote in "The Varieties of Religious Experience" that "Augustine's psychological genius has given an account of the trouble of having a divided self which has never been surpassed."
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Wow, This is a very accessible work. I found myself nodding my head in understanding and agreement. I want to go back through and take notes!
This book has been one of the slowest reads so far this year and took around 41 days to finish. My main struggle was with the language the book was written it. The underlying story was interesting, but there were so many extra words around everything. Especially in the first books, Augustine is constantly referencing back and forward between the past and the present and the relationship between his past actions and God. He regrets choices and actions that he took, but acknowledges that God was p
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Fascinating but ultimately exhausting confession or rather one way dialog with god from Augustus.
Started with Henry Chadwick, ended with Maria Boulding, to synch with guide
Started with Henry Chadwick, ended with Maria Boulding, to synch with guide
Serious reading! My review: http://greatbookstudy.blogspot.com/se...
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Applications to so many issues of life!
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