tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7615787.post9046015462487555019..comments2023-08-26T09:34:18.163-05:00Comments on Dead Theologians: Augustine on FriendshipJared Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18445783451815077626noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7615787.post-7357375562166563962008-09-16T18:04:00.000-05:002008-09-16T18:04:00.000-05:00I think Augustine's Confessions touch on a shared ...I think Augustine's Confessions touch on a shared human condition and experience and that is why he seems so contemporary. I had a similar reaction reading Chrysostom over the summer. His thoughts on marriage seem like they were written yesterday by a wise old sage. Honestly, older authors, because they are so timeless, seem fresher and more contemporary than most modern writers.Jared Nelsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18445783451815077626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7615787.post-20930357531956969402008-09-16T14:00:00.000-05:002008-09-16T14:00:00.000-05:00Peter Brown comments on what a modern book confess...Peter Brown comments on what a modern book confessions is because of Augustine's deep desire for friendship, to love, and to be loved. Augustine desired this greatly, was easily wounded, and sought his friends approval. Hard to believe considering the controversialist in him. But to me it also begs the question, while the desire for friendships is always there (hence very modern), is deep friendship modern? Perhaps my fear that deep friendship is not modern makes the desires expressed in Confessions all the more modern. I don't know…Aaronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02416032905333342957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7615787.post-58247053966954441972008-09-05T16:46:00.000-05:002008-09-05T16:46:00.000-05:00That's good stuff. I sense his trinitarianism behi...That's good stuff. I sense his trinitarianism behind his description.M. Jay Bennetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14196144533530725736noreply@blogger.com