A History of Christian Theology

In our first podcast in quite some time, we are releasing the second half of our conversation on book 9. We discuss the relationship between men and women in late ancient North Africa and the final Ostian Mystical Ascent. We hope you enjoy it!

In a little bit of a departure for us, Tom, Trevor, and Chad discuss some personal responses to the idea of a Christian transformation. Augustine discusses how he and his mother have changed as a result of grace. We discuss addiction and change in the Christian life in this episode.

"Tolle Lege, Tolle Lege. (Take up and Read)." "Lord give me chastity but not yet." These are some of the most famous lines from the Confessions and they come from book 8. This critical book gets a full hour and a half treatment from Trevor and Chad. We discuss what happens to the will when God unleashes it from sin and other really thorny topics. Hope you enjoy it!

Here's the second hour for all you crazy folks who love Augustine and Neoplatonism. https://www.patreon.com/AHOCT

Sorry for the long delay. We thought we uploaded this episode last month and we totally forgot. In this episode, Trevor and Chad discuss Augustine's exploration of the Neoplatonic doctrine that evil is the privation of the good. https://www.patreon.com/AHOCT

Today we discuss curiosity in book 6. This is an important concept for Augustine as he sees the human person through the lens of desire as much as through pure intellect. Sorry for the delay in uploading this.

Hey everyone, we are back with more from the Confessions. Today, we talk about Augustine's spiritual mentor Ambrose and his mother Monica. We also delve deep into Augustine's view of scripture which I think will be interesting to many. Hope you enjoy it.

We keep plodding along through the first quarter of Augustine's Confessions in this episode. We begin with a joke from one of Chad's favorite theologians, Stanley Hauerwas, and move to discuss the universal appeal of Augustine's more emotional sections. I hope you enjoy the episode!

With Trevor back, the hosts continue on in their discussion of St. Augustine. This conversation includes insights from Stanley Hauerwas, as well as discussions of cultural custom and natural law.

We hope you all are enjoying our deep dive into the Confessions. We move into Augustine's love of Cicero and philosophy in this episode. Please visit http://www.patreon.com/ahoct if you have the means to support our podcast. We appreciate it!