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Perhaps no other author or theologian has more profoundly shaped Western civilization and the Christian church than Saint Augustine (354-430). His contributions to Christian theology have helped shaped the present day view of the Trinity, while his conception of societas – a community held together and identified by its love and loyalties, has become the basis of Christian social teaching and the meaning of “Christendom.” One of his most important works, The City of God, in which Augustine argues against the prevailing view that Rome fell due to its becoming a Christian city, is considered to be a brilliant example of Christian apologetics.

Augustine’s Confessions is the autobiography of one the most important Christian thinkers since the Apostle Paul and was written in a time in which men did not write down the stories and events of their lives. More than just an autobiography however, Confessions is an intimate conversation between Augustine and his God, the good God who chases him with His unconditional love, who haunts him with His holy standards, who convicts him through a mother’s testimony and prayer. This is the story of a man’s futile search for satisfaction until he meets the God who has been searching for his soul.

Over the next few days, we take a walk through this Christian classic.

written by Trevin Wax. © 2007 Kingdom People Blog

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