St. Augustine is probably the Western church's greatest ever theologian, foundational for Protestants and Catholics alike. But didn't he say lots of weird (and bad) stuff about sex? And hasn't that had a long and damaging legacy? Springing off of a recent article of Onsi's, this week the hosts take a closer look at what Augustine said about sex and how the Reformation interpreted it.
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Currently Reading
Colin: Middlemarch by George Eliot
Onsi: Selected Writingsby Meister Eckhart
Rhys: The Frailest Thing: Ten Years of Thinking About the Meaning of Technologyby L.M. Sacasas
Texts Discussed
"The Beloved Icon: An Augustinian Solution to the Problem of Sex" by Onsi Kamel
"Feeling Right: Augustine on the Passions and Sexual Desires" by John C. Cavadini
On Marriage and Concupiscenceby Augustine
Confessionsby Augustine
On The Estate of Marriageby Martin Luther
Davenant Spotlight
On Original Sin by Peter Martyr Vermigli
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