Augustine of Hippo

Sandbox - Reformed Theological Seminary

Augustine of Hippo

Lesson 3 Lecture 1

July 1, 2021 • Mr. John Muether

To be able to articulate the main points of Augustine’s Confessions

To prepare the reader for Bernard of Clairvaux, On Loving God

Classics of Personal Devotion

July 1, 2021 • Mr. John Muether

To learn the nature of a spiritual classic To understand the necessity of spiritual classics To prepare the reader for Nazianzus’ Five Theological Orations

Gregory of Nazianzus

July 1, 2021 • Mr. John Muether

To be able to articulate the major points of Theological Orations 3-5 To understand the connection between doctrine and piety To prepare the reader for Augustine’s Confessions

Bernard of Clairvaux

July 1, 2021 • Mr. John Muether

To understand the main themes in On Loving God To challenge the reader’s conceptions of loving God To prepare the reader for Thomas à Kempis’ Imitation of Christ