Why Augustine Thought Slavery Was Good (and how it still affects us)

This week, we're talking about Augustine's view of slavery with Dr. Toni Alimi. How central to Augustine's thinking and theology was slavery and just how large a shadow did his thinking create? The answer might surprise you.For more, check out Dr. Alimi's new book "Slaves of God: Augustine and Other Romans on Religion and Politics": https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691244235/slaves-of-god

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Guest: Dr. Toni Alimi, Assistant Professor Cornell University Sage School of Philosophy

Hosted, Produced, and Edited by Jordan Jones

Additional Contributions by Mary Kathryn Lichty

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