The last book is a treatise on oratory and the appropriate use of that art for the communication of the gospel. On augustine by rowan williams, augustine by robin lane. Augustine and a book by the late christopher hitchens, whose snarky cynicism about religion seems to help egan keep augustines pious selfloathing in check. However theres plenty of reasons why a good god could coexist with an imperfect world. The former archbishop has no time for feminist or ecocriticism of augustine of hippo and presents him as a cerebral anglican. Augustine of hippo has 916 books on goodreads with 171656 ratings. The contemporary critique of augustine 15 could speak of the fathers monarchy, because the father was the. Modern english translations of it are sometimes published under the title the confessions of saint augustine in order to distinguish the book. One is that if a person has a natural capacity of oration, he need not spend much time in training. Confessiones is the name of an autobiographical work, consisting of books, by saint augustine of hippo, written in latin between 397 and 400 ad. Timothy egan makes room for the holy spirit egan writes, out of a tuscan dreamscape of cypress and silvergreen olive trees, the towers of san gimignano poke through the haze. Augustine welcomed criticism that kind of reflection and pushing at the boundaries of experience and ideas that would help refine and shape his own theological development. Augustine was a most accomplished orator and advises two considerations for the training of preachers.
I am a follower of jesus christ, a husband to aileen and a. Patheos explore the worlds faith through different perspectives on religion and. Criticisms of augustines free will theodicy philonew. In this book augustine assesses the nature of time itself and discusses how it relates to the eternity of god. At the beginning of the book he tells his readers that the arguments are both intricate and difficult, and that he has to appeal for god to help. This book is very much in keeping with that desire and tradition. Augustine of hippos most popular book is confessions.