The Bible and Western Culture - Part 1 - Augustine and the Christian Self

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Dr. Michael Sugrue earned his BA at the University of Chicago and PhD at Columbia University.

[thescoobymike]

Funny story. I decided to read the Confessions one day and I opened it to a random page. Sure enough, that random page was the part where Augustine talked about turning the Bible to a random page! Blew my mind lol

[grantscott]

God bless you and may you rest in peace Dr. Sugrue

[dancingdiva]

I took a philospy class in college 20 year ago and recently discovered the textbook. I was a business major with a heavy course load so not alot of extra time. It is too bad you weren't a professor there. You have sparked my interest and intrigue again. I have been listening to your lectures at night instead of the news. It has given me a new perspective on the way I view government and it's roll in society. I plan on watching them all.

[thelordofgifts]

“Thus, a good man, though a slave, is free; but a wicked man, though a king, is a slave. For he serves, not one man alone, but what is worse, as many masters as he has vices.”

[thinkneothink]

Carl Jung would have classified Augustine’s miracle passage from God as “synchronicity”, which suggests that forces other than the forces science has come to know, or ever could come to know, are at work behind the scenes in the Universe.

[dekuscrub]

Thanks for this lecture I didn't know much about St Augustine. I have a copy of Confessions somewhere but as I am a slow reader and I only recently took an interest in Christianity I haven't read it yet. I'll have to move it up the list.

[nightoftheworld]

35:12 _”Sometimes people ask: _*_’Well is the Bible to be interpreted literally or figuratively?’_*_ You ever heard that? You want to know the answer? Yes. It is to be interpreted literally and figuratively all at the same time. [...] The Bible is full of symbolism—but you find out what the symbol stands for and you literally believe it!”_
–Pastor Adrian Rogers

[shakeygraves]

Great lecture! Thank you professor. You're a very eloquent speaker, a real master of oratory. I've been following you since I saw your lecture on Marcus Aurelius. I think we would all like to see some of your contemporary lectures. I personally would love to hear your opinions on the dichotomy of chaos and order, moral relativism, and post modernism. Thank you for sharing this.

[mbkr]

Dr Sugrue, greetings and blessings to you from the birth place of saint Augustine, which is Algeria today.

[drbonesshow]

When not getting a prize I liked in a box of Cracker Jacks, I blamed the Evil God. While enjoying the Cracker Jacks, I thanked the Good God. A little Cracker Jacks humor.

[tracywilliamsliterature]

I've been reading Augustine's Confessions since August... a really beautiful book... these lectures are wonderful!

[grapeshott]

For non-Christians, terms such as "Big Word", etc is unrecognizable. Plz explain what that means.

[pearz]

The first time I ever knowingly committed a crime as a child was oddly similar to Augustine's, except it was a giant jawbreaker instead of a pear. Pears was just my nickname.

[Jaunyus]

Dr. Sugrue has truly been a blessing to the world. His spin on philosophy has opened up perspectives I otherwise would not have realized.

[mohammedkaplan]

Hi Michael, thank you for these interesting lectures! I think this course (the Bible and Western Culture) is missing 8 lectures (I could only find 16 lectures and I watched all of them with pleasure). Is this a Great Course? I tried to find it on their website but could not find it? Thank you again, Mohammed

[kevinrombouts]

Oh this is so so good. I am drawn towards mysticism more than ever. Meister Eckhart is right up there as one of the greatest mystics.

[jameswiblishauser]

That was really excellent, makes me want to read the book. I'm thinking about it now anyway, as with the texts of the earlier lectures.

[ВолодимирМ-вм]

Religious faith demands not less than everything, it demands everything, that we can possibly put up. 👍 Thank you so much!

[JulioLopez-xzkx]

Thank you for these uploads. These videos has helped me immensely on my intellectual journey!

[drbonesshow]

Do cutting-edge intellectuals enjoy sharp cheese? If so, I like extra-sharp cheese.