tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19785125.post3186019789377358286..comments2024-01-03T07:56:32.311-05:00Comments on quaker oats live: mini book review: augustine for armchair theologiansAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07488876505679035140noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19785125.post-5310946567720906682015-11-04T17:47:41.029-05:002015-11-04T17:47:41.029-05:00Definitely some bad news. Or maybe a lot of bad ne...Definitely some bad news. Or maybe a lot of bad news. But he's also a really fascinating person, and his life provides an interesting snapshot into church history. I don't like all of his theology (or...much of it), but it is thought-provoking and makes more sense within his context.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07488876505679035140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19785125.post-62164069065099903882015-11-04T13:36:20.355-05:002015-11-04T13:36:20.355-05:00I've read his Confessions, other writings by h...I've read his Confessions, other writings by him, and one scholarly biography.<br /><br />:-( Augustine is the one who emphasized the horrific concept that God only loves to save a limited number of humans. He also wrote that unbaptized infants couldn't go to Heaven:-(<br /><br />Furthermore, he used the government to persecute others.<br /><br />Very bad news.Daniel Wilcoxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05178375087492786696noreply@blogger.com