ASaint Augustine is one of the most influential figures in all of Christianity, yet his path to sainthood was by no means assured. Born in AD 354 to a pagan father and a Christian mother, Augustine spent the first thirty years of his life struggling to understand the nature of G…
Western civilization is closely associated with reason and science, and with exceptional accomplishments in art, architecture, music, and literature. Yet it has also been characterized by widespread belief in the supernatural and the irrational - with mystics who have visions of…
Western civilization is closely associated with reason and science, and with exceptional accomplishments in art, architecture, music, and literature.Yet it has also been characterized by widespread belief in the supernatural and the irrational - with mystics who have visions of …