And of course it was Saint Augustine (d. 430 AD) who is credited with bringing together the world of classical learning with Christianity. He had been trained as a master Rhetoric teacher. But after his conversion, he could convince the Christians that maybe the ancient authors did have something for them.
Eusebius before him also clearly had an appreciation for philosophy. I think many of the early church fathers did. Augustine, however, may have had the biggest influence on liberal learning and its acceptance among Christians in the early medieval period.
I loved this. So crazy on the timing that this article popped up on my feed. Just two days ago I was reading and saw some quotes discussing the rhetoric of theologians and philosophers. This made me realize I didnt understand what the word actually was. Your article summarized it perfectly. So thank you
One of the things we impress upon our students and families as classical educators is that our educations aren’t primarily about what we will do with them, rather it is about what our education will do with us.
And of course it was Saint Augustine (d. 430 AD) who is credited with bringing together the world of classical learning with Christianity. He had been trained as a master Rhetoric teacher. But after his conversion, he could convince the Christians that maybe the ancient authors did have something for them.
Eusebius before him also clearly had an appreciation for philosophy. I think many of the early church fathers did. Augustine, however, may have had the biggest influence on liberal learning and its acceptance among Christians in the early medieval period.
I loved this. So crazy on the timing that this article popped up on my feed. Just two days ago I was reading and saw some quotes discussing the rhetoric of theologians and philosophers. This made me realize I didnt understand what the word actually was. Your article summarized it perfectly. So thank you
These are pretty cool commentators that examine the New Testament from the perspective of rhetorical composition. You might find them fascinating.
https://a.co/d/c9n91Cc
Wow, thank you. 4.3 on Good reads is impressive. $45 is a lot though ($90 for hard cover😬). Hopefully my library has a copy
Might be able to find a used one for too.
Thanks brother. I think most of us never plan on speaking publicly, but if the time ever came it'd be nice to know what we're doing
One of the things we impress upon our students and families as classical educators is that our educations aren’t primarily about what we will do with them, rather it is about what our education will do with us.
Great summary!
Thanks!