Introduction

John Gervakie: Augustine is a Roman and he's alive in the fourth century into the beginnings of the fifth century as the Roman Empire is entering its final stages. And for that reason, Augustine is attracted to mannequinism. Now this is a religion that was started by many from Persia. Many people argue that it is a Gnostic religion. Some people disagree with applying the term Gnostics to it. It seems to have picked up on a lot of the same kinds of ideas about machinery in which we're meshed as creatures of light.