
Augustine's Confessions
In Our Time: Philosophy
Augustine's Conversion Experience
One of the reasons for his conversion to that particular point may be that he learned from Ambrose's preaching on the doctrine of creation because Ambrose famously preached on Genesis. Augustine was able to understand Genesis not as a folk tale but as something that could have deep philosophical significance. How did he whittle his, how did he get into that? Was it because of the first line of Genesis? It was partly that but actually with disarming Frankness he tells us that when he first went to hear Ambrose preach it was because he disliked the sound of Ambrose's voice.
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