Join us on Thursdays this Advent for a class on one of the greatest theologians in Church history and one of the most influential texts in Western Culture: Augustine’s Confessions. The Confessions (400 CE) is at once a spiritual autobiography, a philosophical meditation on memory and time, and a prayer addressed to God. This work remains a dynamic source for the modern Christian’s reflection on desire and the self. Written in his early forties looking back on a restless youth, it is one of the founding texts of Western psychology, philosophy, and theology. Over three sessions we will look at the narrative heart of the work (Books 1–9), as well as sample its more difficult philosophical final books (10–13), tracing how Augustine turns the story of his own life into an argument about the nature of the self, desire, sin, time, and most importantly God. We will learn from Augustine how to uncover God’s presence in our past, present, and future and how God’s love draws us to himself. Contact Chris De Stigter or Andrew Beluk with any questions.