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Reading and discussing great works of literature and theology are two of the most enjoyable and profitable ways to pass time. These practices can also build us up as the church and draw us into a more intimate fellowship as a community.
Along with the pleasure of reading a good book, and the value of discussing it with others, it is also important that we hear the voices of those who have gone before us as we think through and live out our faith.
C. S. Lewis, in his introduction to On the Incarnation, says that 'every age has its own outlook. It is specially good at seeing certain truths and specially liable to make certain mistakes. We all, therefore, need the books that will correct these characteristic mistakes of our own period. And that means the old books.'
Starting January 14th, we will be reading through a small book called a Handbook on Faith, Hope, and Love, written by Augustine, Bishop of Hippo, written toward the end of his life.
Augustine went from being a hedonist and successful rhetorician in the late Roman Empire, to a man living in quiet monastic retirement and writing books, to the Bishop of Hippo and one of the most important voices in the fight against the perennial heresy of pelagianism.
This small book is a sort of quick reference to the Christian life, explaining one of the foundational principles of the Christian life, that the source of wisdom is the worship of God, and that 'God should be worshipped in faith, hope, and love' (Augustine, Handbook, 2).
Our planned schedule for reading the Handbook on Faith, Hope, and Love will be the following:
January 14th - paragraphs 1 - 10.
January 21st - paragraphs 11 - 27
January 28th - paragraphs 28 - 35
February 4th - paragraphs 36 - 47
February 11th - paragraphs no meeting
February 18th - paragraphs 48 - 63
February 25th - paragraphs 64 - 83
March 4th - paragraphs 84 - 104
March 11th - paragraphs 105 - the end of the book
March 18th - no meeting - Downtown Discourse
March 25th - new book TBD
The book can be found online for free on these websites:
https://ccel.org/ccel/augustine/enchiridion/enchiridion
https://www.newadvent.org/fathers/1302.htm
Reading and discussing great works of literature and theology are two of the most enjoyable and profitable ways to pass time. These practices can also build us up as the church and draw us into a more intimate fellowship as a community.
Along with the pleasure of reading a good book, and the value of discussing it with others, it is also important that we hear the voices of those who have gone before us as we think through and live out our faith.
C. S. Lewis, in his introduction to On the Incarnation, says that 'every age has its own outlook. It is specially good at seeing certain truths and specially liable to make certain mistakes. We all, therefore, need the books that will correct these characteristic mistakes of our own period. And that means the old books.'
Starting January 14th, we will be reading through a small book called a Handbook on Faith, Hope, and Love, written by Augustine, Bishop of Hippo, written toward the end of his life.
Augustine went from being a hedonist and successful rhetorician in the late Roman Empire, to a man living in quiet monastic retirement and writing books, to the Bishop of Hippo and one of the most important voices in the fight against the perennial heresy of pelagianism.
This small book is a sort of quick reference to the Christian life, explaining one of the foundational principles of the Christian life, that the source of wisdom is the worship of God, and that 'God should be worshipped in faith, hope, and love' (Augustine, Handbook, 2).
Our planned schedule for reading the Handbook on Faith, Hope, and Love will be the following:
January 14th - paragraphs 1 - 10.
January 21st - paragraphs 11 - 27
January 28th - paragraphs 28 - 35
February 4th - paragraphs 36 - 47
February 11th - paragraphs no meeting
February 18th - paragraphs 48 - 63
February 25th - paragraphs 64 - 83
March 4th - paragraphs 84 - 104
March 11th - paragraphs 105 - the end of the book
March 18th - no meeting - Downtown Discourse
March 25th - new book TBD
The book can be found online for free on these websites:
https://ccel.org/ccel/augustine/enchiridion/enchiridion
https://www.newadvent.org/fathers/1302.htm
The physical book can be found on amazon through these links:
There are also used copies of the book available through various booksellers.
There are also used copies of the book available through various booksellers.
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