Ah, Confessions. I must confess (hehe) I haven't made it all the way through, but I did read most of it. Here are my thoughts:
1) I don't agree with everything Augustine, theologically. However, his love for God is evident in every line of that book, and I found myself weeping at times. I underlined MANY "quoteable quotes" that were just fantastic statements about God or humanity. In fact, I've had one of these as my e-mail signature for about a year now. 2) The first half of the book is Augustine telling the story of his youth and conversion. I very much enjoyed this half. I got hung up on the second half, where he starts philosophizing about the intellect and the mind. It just isn't my cup of tea. 3) Before you read it, I would do a brief study about the life of Augustine. It'll make his story much more interesting. A great deal of the book is about a certain philosophy that was prevalent in his day (I can't remember what it is called), so it'd be nice to get a bit of background on that before you read. I recommend John Piper's "The Legacy of Sovereign Joy" - it has a short section on Augustine that would be a good primer.
I LOVE "Static Prevails" too. Mmmm. Actually, I'm a fan of everything Jimmy Eat World has ever done from Static Prevails and on.
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Date: 2007-02-12 10:44 pm (UTC)1) I don't agree with everything Augustine, theologically. However, his love for God is evident in every line of that book, and I found myself weeping at times. I underlined MANY "quoteable quotes" that were just fantastic statements about God or humanity. In fact, I've had one of these as my e-mail signature for about a year now.
2) The first half of the book is Augustine telling the story of his youth and conversion. I very much enjoyed this half. I got hung up on the second half, where he starts philosophizing about the intellect and the mind. It just isn't my cup of tea.
3) Before you read it, I would do a brief study about the life of Augustine. It'll make his story much more interesting. A great deal of the book is about a certain philosophy that was prevalent in his day (I can't remember what it is called), so it'd be nice to get a bit of background on that before you read. I recommend John Piper's "The Legacy of Sovereign Joy" - it has a short section on Augustine that would be a good primer.
I LOVE "Static Prevails" too. Mmmm. Actually, I'm a fan of everything Jimmy Eat World has ever done from Static Prevails and on.
Kristy