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Augustine of Hippo is one of the most important thinkers for Western theology and philosophy. His understanding of the self, of sin, of redemption, and of sanctification set the tone for all subsequent theology. Even those who disagree with him must still interact with the effects of his thought. St. Augustine’s Confessions introduced the idea of the inner self to the world. It was the first work...

know not. Woe is me, O Lord, have pity on me: my sorrows that be bad are in contention with my joys that be good: and on which side is the victory I know not. Alas for me O Lord, have pity on me. Woe is me; behold I hide not my wounds: thou art the physician and I the patient: thou the merciful, and I the miserable. Is not the life of man upon earth all trial?* Who is he that would willingly endure troubles and difficulties? These thou commandest to be endured, not to be loved: for no man loveth
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