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"You rouse up [man] to take delight in praising You, for You have made us for Yourself, and our heart is restless until it rests in You." —St. Augustine
Join acclaimed author and translator Dr. Anthony Esolen for a guided book study of St. Augustine's Confessions. Discover a true literary masterpiece—the greatest autobiography ever written—and enter into St. Augustine's spiritual journey as he seeks the Lord from the depths of his heart.
This is the first of a three-part book club on The Confessions of St. Augustine. Recordings will be provided to those who cannot join one or more of the sessions live: instituteofcatholicculture.org/events/icc-book-club-st-augustines-confessions
Instructor:
Dr. Anthony Esolen is the author of dozens of books and over 1,500 articles in both scholarly and general interest journals. Known for his three-volume verse translation of the Modern Library edition of Dante's Divine Comedy, Professor Esolen has also written verse translations of Tasso's epic poem, Jerusalem Delivered, and of Lucretius' On the Nature of Things. His own book-length sacred poem, The Hundredfold: Songs for the Lord, is a series of 100 lyric poems and dramatic monologues interspersed with two dozen of his own beautifully written hymns. He has taught literature and the humanities for over 30 years, and he is a frequent speaker at colleges and at church and civic institutions. Dr. Esolen currently serves as Distinguished Professor of Literature at Thales College in Wake Forest, NC. For more from Dr. Esolen, please visit his online magazine, Word & Song, at www.AnthonyEsolen.com.
Want to dive deeper? Visit our website for hundreds of hours of free audio and video content: instituteofcatholicculture.org
"You rouse up [man] to take delight in praising You, for You have made us for Yourself, and our heart is restless until it rests in You." —St. Augustine
Join acclaimed author and translator Dr. Anthony Esolen for a guided book study of St. Augustine's Confessions. Discover a true literary masterpiece—the greatest autobiography ever written—and enter into St. Augustine's spiritual journey as he seeks the Lord from the depths of his heart.
This is the first of a three-part book club on The Confessions of St. Augustine. Recordings will be provided to those who cannot join one or more of the sessions live: instituteofcatholicculture.org/events/icc-book-club-st-augustines-confessions
Instructor:
Dr. Anthony Esolen is the author of dozens of books and over 1,500 articles in both scholarly and general interest journals. Known for his three-volume verse translation of the Modern Library edition of Dante's Divine Comedy, Professor Esolen has also written verse translations of Tasso's epic poem, Jerusalem Delivered, and of Lucretius' On the Nature of Things. His own book-length sacred poem, The Hundredfold: Songs for the Lord, is a series of 100 lyric poems and dramatic monologues interspersed with two dozen of his own beautifully written hymns. He has taught literature and the humanities for over 30 years, and he is a frequent speaker at colleges and at church and civic institutions. Dr. Esolen currently serves as Distinguished Professor of Literature at Thales College in Wake Forest, NC. For more from Dr. Esolen, please visit his online magazine, Word & Song, at www.AnthonyEsolen.com.
Want to dive deeper? Visit our website for hundreds of hours of free audio and video content: instituteofcatholicculture.org
