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Adam Drakos of ThinkingWest describes three ways how St. Augustine's most famous work Confessions describes the modern world, specifically regarding education, culture, and materialism. Hence, St. Augustine's Confessions remains relevant today, over 1600 years after its writing.
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ThinkingWest: Great Books Explored revives the “Great Conversation” in our digital age through exploring the great books of the western world. We dive deep into the most influential books of all time, read short essays and letters from the greatest thinkers, and discuss timeless ideas that continue to shape our culture today.
ABOUT THINKINGWEST
ThinkingWest aims to revive the “Great Conversation” in our digital age through promoting the study of the great books of the western world, classical approaches to education, and through thoughtful commentary on current events, history, philosophy, culture, education, and religion.
RECOMMENDED BOOKS
St. Augustine's Confessions: amzn.to/3vUM53o
How to Read a Book, Mortimer Adler and Charles van Doren: amzn.to/3NOLCrm
How to Read and Why, Harold Bloom: amzn.to/3J69V0y
The Well-Educated Mind, Susan Wise Bauer: amzn.to/3LB5Djq
LINKS
Website: thinkingwest.com
Donate to support this work: thinkingwest.com/donate
Classic book lists: thinkingwest.com/book-lists
Relevant articles: thinkingwest.com/2021/05/18/3-ways-st-augustines-confessions-describes-the-fallen-modern-world
Intro music produced by Adam Drakos.
#staugustine #classicaleducation #greatbooks
Adam Drakos of ThinkingWest describes three ways how St. Augustine's most famous work Confessions describes the modern world, specifically regarding education, culture, and materialism. Hence, St. Augustine's Confessions remains relevant today, over 1600 years after its writing.
ABOUT THE CHANNEL
ThinkingWest: Great Books Explored revives the “Great Conversation” in our digital age through exploring the great books of the western world. We dive deep into the most influential books of all time, read short essays and letters from the greatest thinkers, and discuss timeless ideas that continue to shape our culture today.
ABOUT THINKINGWEST
ThinkingWest aims to revive the “Great Conversation” in our digital age through promoting the study of the great books of the western world, classical approaches to education, and through thoughtful commentary on current events, history, philosophy, culture, education, and religion.
RECOMMENDED BOOKS
St. Augustine's Confessions: amzn.to/3vUM53o
How to Read a Book, Mortimer Adler and Charles van Doren: amzn.to/3NOLCrm
How to Read and Why, Harold Bloom: amzn.to/3J69V0y
The Well-Educated Mind, Susan Wise Bauer: amzn.to/3LB5Djq
LINKS
Website: thinkingwest.com
Donate to support this work: thinkingwest.com/donate
Classic book lists: thinkingwest.com/book-lists
Relevant articles: thinkingwest.com/2021/05/18/3-ways-st-augustines-confessions-describes-the-fallen-modern-world
Intro music produced by Adam Drakos.
#staugustine #classicaleducation #greatbooks
