Augustine, much like Plato and Cicero before him, thought that people needed to be shown not only that the truth is true, but also that it is good, beautiful and desirable. But if Augustine the Roman ...

By following the tradition of Augustine, the new pope can promote stability that is not rooted in hierarchical dominance or exclusion, but in communal support, service and humility.

It has been thought that if only Augustine had read Greek, then history would have been changed for the better. Many theologians joined the chorus that condemned Augustine for his Platonism that ...