St. Augustine; in media mundis.

St. Augustine. Botticelli. 1480. Florence.

Here is Saint Augustine, one of the principle Church Fathers, a man who bridged two worlds, the fading light of the ancient world and the growing brightness of the medieval world. He was a "doctor of the church," that is, one who helped form and shape the doctrines of the Church; but he was also much, much more than that, and his impact on the world continues to this day. 

Agenda:

1. Pray
2. Collect syllabi. 
3. Proto-Lecture: Cur libri?  
1. Discuss books and how to read "actively"
4. Reading Exercise: begin Confessions by St. Augustine:
1. Read silently for 30 mintues. 
5. Read and discuss the following of Omnibus II together:
1. Preface
2. Foreword
6. Begin Notes on the Medieval world. 
7. Copy HW down.