18 February 2005
I've more or less finished Augustine's Confessions and overall I like it, although, naturally I don't agree with all of it. Still the man can (could) write and there are some lovely flowing passages, as well as descriptions. The last several chapters stop being autobiography and become pure theology/biblical interpretation which is a bit weightier to plow through.
I'm also a fair way into Julian of Norwich's Revelations of Divine Love which I find interesting because I think she would very much like to slide into a form of universalism, i.e. God is so good that ultimately he will save everyone, but her desire to stay true to the teachings of Holy Church keep her going there. Still, it's clear from her book that she's unsure about how Hell fits into all this. As can be imagined her style is very very different from that of Augustine, even allowing for translations.
I've read through some of the more obscure letters in the NT as well, like the letters of John and Peter and just finished Paul's to Romans (granted that's not obscure). I feel like I should read more from the Bible since Benedict largely had that in mind for lectio divina.
I'm also a fair way into Julian of Norwich's Revelations of Divine Love which I find interesting because I think she would very much like to slide into a form of universalism, i.e. God is so good that ultimately he will save everyone, but her desire to stay true to the teachings of Holy Church keep her going there. Still, it's clear from her book that she's unsure about how Hell fits into all this. As can be imagined her style is very very different from that of Augustine, even allowing for translations.I've read through some of the more obscure letters in the NT as well, like the letters of John and Peter and just finished Paul's to Romans (granted that's not obscure). I feel like I should read more from the Bible since Benedict largely had that in mind for lectio divina.
