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St. Augustine's Confessions

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Languages

English
Duration & workload

12 hours 4 minutes
Sessions

On-Demand
Level

Intermediate

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Analyze one of the foundational texts of both Christianity and Western philosophy in this course that covers St. Augustine's most impactful work.

Syllabus

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
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