![]() ![]() As a top-notch secular orator and young man in the clutches of false religion, as a Christian pastor and catechist, and as an ascetic and doctrinal leader of the highest caliber, his life encompassed just about every temptation and challenge that we ourselves may face. Augustine actually lived several lives’ worth of experience. His life was more multi-faceted and his thought was deeper and more robust than we might first assume. ![]() There is not a Christian or a pastor who will not benefit from a closer engagement with St. His work applies to the individual seeking after God and to the under-shepherd of souls who wants to deepen and mature in his craft. His relentless focus inward on the human heart and outward on the Word of the Lord continues to make him applicable every day. Augustine looked inward as well as outward. His penetrating, incisive mind and formidable intellectual gifts have enriched Western society for centuries. Augustine of Hippo is one of the most noteworthy thinkers not only in the history of the Christian Church, but in Western history. ![]() His work on Augustine’s life and influence has won numerous awards. He specializes in philosophy, history, religion, and political theory. John’s College, Durham University, in the United Kingdom. ![]() Hollingsworth is Visiting Research Fellow in the History of Ideas at St. ![]()
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