/lit/ - Literature

Catholic board honestly, those who say otherwise are newfags.

>>13860999
>intro

Bruhhh are you kidding me? This book is incredibly heavy as it requires an understanding of the following

>neoplatonism
>a solid grasp of The Bible, if not then one beside you as you read since Augustine constantly references it
>development of the Church up to the time of Augustine
>Christian philosophy up to the time of Augustine
>Christian philosophy of today as Augustine says some things which the Church no longer believes
>understanding of Manichaeism (important to read up on this to fully understand Augustine's arguments since a lot of them were aimed at disproving this heresy)

This is NOT an introduction in any way. If you read it just as a biography you will miss most of the major themes of the work. For a beginner this book will take multiple months of study to understand fully.

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