“Our Hearts Are Restless…”
The Life and Teaching of St. Augustine

November 7—9, 2008

Facilitator:   Deacon “Red” Cheever

This retreat will be centered in two texts: The Confessions and Augustine, A New Biography. We will explore critically and faithfully the life and teachings of one of the most important thinkers in Christian and Catholic tradition. The Confessions is Augustine’s autobiography, and it anticipates many modern concerns (such as Individuation, conscience, the nature of time, and the cause of evil. The biography of Augustine by James O’Donnell has been critically acclaimed. O’Donnell places Augustine within his historical context, and evaluates his theology from our place at the beginning of the 21st Century.

Pope Benedict XVI is grounded in the theology of Augustine. This retreat will explore the past, the present and the future of the Church-in-the-world. St. Augustine has much to teach us; and we have something to say to him.

Texts that will be used on retreat

Janes J. O’Donnell, Augustine, A New Biography.
New York: HarperCollins Publishers,. 2005. ISBN 0-06-053537-7

Saint Augustine, Confessions, translated by Garry Wills.
New York: Penguin Books, 2006 ISBN 0-14-303951-2

(Any good translation of Confessions can be read, but this will be the one we will be using in class.)

TIMES:	Begins: Friday, November 7. Check-in from 3:00 pm—6:00 pm. Dinner at 6:15pm Ends: Sunday, November 9, after lunch at 12 noon
COST:	$165 / resident or $125 / commuter $50 non-refundable deposit)

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