25. The Life of Augustine

By any measure, the greatest Christian thinker of the first millennium of the church's history was St. Augustine (or Augustin), who served for most of his adult career as the bishop of Hippo, a seaport town in North Africa.
Augustin would have seemed an unlikely candidate for this honor, however, given the hostile attitude he maintained toward the Christian faith for the first 30 years of his life. When he finally did come to faith, his hostility was transformed into a powerful and insightful theological mind, which shaped the direction of the Christian movement from his time on.
This lecture briefly summarizes the life of Augustin, especially during his pre-Christian years, and sets the stage for several more lectures that will treat some of the better known aspects of his thought.

[@Dean-bx8mv]

Very good. Thank you sir.

[@rickmiller8893]

Augustine and I have a lot more in common than I thought... I REALLY need to quit skipping videos of Titles that don't strike me right away... Priceless stuff.

[@williamjayaraj2244]

Thanks for the teaching on one of the best Christian of the millennium sir.

[@jwharris625]

Wow. It sounds a lot like Augustine had a similar experience to Paul or even closer: Nebuchadnezzar. Augustine is a vocal critic of Christianity and then becomes the greatest Christian of the first century. Amazing.

[@michellebanik3689]

Wow! I really enjoyed that

[@bogdanique]

Mr Gore, thank you for those videos, they've been very helpful to me. I mentioned to a friend about St Ambrose recommending Plotinus to Augustin and she told me that there is no such thing and she really knows Augustin's works. Can you point to a refference about this fact? Thank you, Bogdan

[@brucegore4373]

Take a look at The Confessions, Book 7.

[@musbahalassouli3399]

Augustin born in Thagaste (North Algeria now), not Carthage in Tunisia

[@annabia_23_23]

Augustine of hippo is born in thaghste numide New City in Algéria not born in cartage

[@yasmimminsay9279]

BLESSINGS - WHERE IS THE 25 - 26 AND 27 - CAUSE L CAN ONLY SEE AFTER THE 24 A NUMBER 9 - THE LIFE OS AUGUSTINE. ANYWAY, I DOWNLOADED THIS WAY. CAN YOU PLEASE CONFIRM IF THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG FOR ME TO CORRECT HERE. TH NK YOU. ANNA

[@donaldgorman8561]

Dr. Gore Excellent. I always look at Augustine as a patron saint. I am no longer Catholic (Roman) but I so identify with him in my own sinful rebellion. Like listening to you and may God bless you.

[@GM-uy3cm]

If you are not Catholic, then you are going to hell. Look up vaticancatholic.com to see how to be saved, since all non-Catholics go to hell

[@mv2360]

@@GM-uy3cm good day friend, may I ask what would be the Biblical proof for this statement of yours? Because in the Word of God it states that one should believe and repent and that you will be saved. So they said, “Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and you will be saved, you and your household.” Acts 16:31 NKJV Kind regards

[@apologiacontra6992]

what're you drinking there, tea or coffee?

[@elisejaudon925]

Eye opening for the dinosaur who thought rhetoric had been and was still being taught. Very depressing. My 18 year old son, in the 12th grade, dose not write cursive. He can barely read it. Now it's a form of art. ???