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On the theologian who mixed doubt with devotion.

The most quoted line here comes straight from Augustine himself, naming beauty as the splendor of truth, while another speaker cites his famous line about hearts restless until they rest in God.

Last Updated on May 30, 2021

Insight
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Nov 07, 2020

Leading Christian theologians such as Augustine and Aquinas were not what today might be called 'strict constructionists.' Rather, they celebrated reason as the means to gain greater insight into divine intentions.

Quotes by Rodney Stark

First
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Nov 07, 2020

I'm not the first Christian to have a fruity past. I hesitate to compare myself to St Augustine or St Paul, but there is a precedent for this sort of thing.

Quotes by Richard Coles

Nov 07, 2020

You know, Saint Augustine said our hearts are restless 'til they rest in thee. And I had a restlessness in my heart. Something just wasn't quite right.

Quotes by Pat Robertson

Nov 07, 2020

Nothing can express the aim and meaning of our work better than the profound words of St. Augustine - 'Beauty is the splendor of Truth.'

Quotes by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe

Nov 07, 2020

Since St. Augustine announced that Eve - and, hence, collective woman - was responsible for original sin, rabid sexism has been a major pillar of patriarchal religious tradition.

Quotes by Barbara G. Walker

A third comparison notes that Augustine and Aquinas treated reason as a route to divine insight rather than a threat to it. See also Christian quotes.

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