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22: The Brilliance of Saint Augustine. An Interview with Elizabeth Bruenig

22: The Brilliance of Saint Augustine. An Interview with Elizabeth Bruenig

FromThe Fall of Rome Podcast


22: The Brilliance of Saint Augustine. An Interview with Elizabeth Bruenig

FromThe Fall of Rome Podcast

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Length:
43 minutes
Released:
Jun 15, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Saint Augustine is one of the foundational figures of Christianity and one of the most influential thinkers of all time. He was also a complex and fascinating figure in his own right. Elizabeth Bruenig, an editor at the Washington Post and writer on politics and Christianity (@ebruenig on Twitter) joins me to discuss Augustine's life, thought, and greater meaning.
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Released:
Jun 15, 2017
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Podcast episode

Titles in the series (34)

Barbarians, political breakdown, economic collapse, mass migration, pillaging and plunder. The fall of the Roman Empire has been studied for years, but genetics, climate science, forensic science, network models, and globalization studies have reshaped our understanding of one of the most important events in human history. PhD historian and specialist Patrick Wyman brings the cutting edge of history to listeners in plain, relatable English.