"Augustine: Philosopher and Saint" Prof. Phillip Cary (12 Lectures / 30 Minutes Per Lecture / 6x CD - The Great Courses)
The newly pictured companion guidebook outlines a 12-lecture historical series by The Great Courses titled Augustine: Philosopher and Saint, taught by Professor Phillip Cary of Eastern College. The course explores the profound life, theology, and philosophical legacy of St. Augustine of Hippo, one of the most influential thinkers in Western Christianity and intellectual history. Rather than merely recounting a biography, the curriculum examines how Augustine synthesized classical Greek philosophy—particularly Neoplatonism—with Christian doctrine, shaping fundamental Western ideas about original sin, free will, divine grace, and the relationship between church and state. Staged against the exact same academic backdrop featuring an antique-style globe, standard celestial maps, and a tied parchment scroll, this guidebook functions as a dense roadmap detailing a pivotal thinker whose writings bridged the ancient classical world and the Middle Ages.