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Cassiciacum Dialogues
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The Cassiciacum Dialogues are four works Augustine wrote soon after his conversion during a retreat at a friend's villa, engaging interlocutors on the nature of truth, memory, the good life, and Christian faith.
They reflect Augustine's attempt to use philosophical argumentation and personal experience to lead friends toward Christ, blending Platonic motifs with scriptural concerns.
Written in a dialogical style, they show Augustine transitioning from rhetorical teacher to theologian and apologist.
The dialogues reveal early formations of his sapiential interests and method of integrating philosophy and scripture.
They are important for understanding Augustine's initial theological development and apologetic strategies.
They reflect Augustine's attempt to use philosophical argumentation and personal experience to lead friends toward Christ, blending Platonic motifs with scriptural concerns.
Written in a dialogical style, they show Augustine transitioning from rhetorical teacher to theologian and apologist.
The dialogues reveal early formations of his sapiential interests and method of integrating philosophy and scripture.
They are important for understanding Augustine's initial theological development and apologetic strategies.
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Benjamin Quinn
Davenant Discussions, The Story of Wisdom in Saint Augustine, Session 1
