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City of God—St. Augustine’s Political Psychology

In his City of God, Augustine offers a subtle and unsettling, civil diagnosis: political orders are built not on ideas but on loves.

The Holy Spirit—Augustine, Aquinas, and Palamas

The East-West division over the Holy Spirit may require a new and careful reading of Augustine, Aquinas, and Palamas.

St. Augustine & Grace

Grace is the heartbeat and headline of the Christian faith. Here are four different voices on grace - Augustine, Calvin, Ryle, and Spurgeon.

Pelagius’ Commentary on Romans

The Pelagian controversy of the 5th Century was about God's grace and drew heavily on Romans. Pelagius', however, left us his own words.

KPop Demon Hunters and the Augustinian Spirit

An animated film now wildly popular with teens may have some Augustinian sensibilities about redemption and grace.

Augustine’s Conflicted Tears: Grief & Hope in Confessions and Enchiridion

Augustine's Confessions and Enchiridion can help us articulate a Christian understanding of grief and hope.

When Friends Call You Job: Suffering & Divine Providence

Our faith doesn't demand we make sense of suffering, but trust in this God who is one of us and suffers with us.

Our First Parents

Marriage, sex, child-bearing -- Augustine bequeathed to us a way of understanding continuity and discontinuity with God's original creation.

Contradictory Teaching — Here, There, and Everywhere (Part 3)

Editor's Note: Part One may be found here.  Part Two may be found here. Part Three Looking Ahead with Augustine In this third and final part of...

The Necessity of Purity for Reading Holy Scripture

I am on research leave this semester. The best thing about research leave is time to read. Recently I reread Augustine’s On Christian Doctrine. I...

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