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Take a lesson from St. Augustine and St. Monica: Prayer is the single most effective answer to this problem, as it is to all problems.
There is a problem with geniuses.
The problem is that most people aren’t geniuses. So, when we do discover a genius every so often, we have to do our best with our ordinary minds to understand the insights of a brilliant mind. Such is the case with the genius of St. Augustine.
Augustine was not only a prolific writer, writing more than almost anyone will read in a lifetime, but his work has a tremendous depth. His training in rhetoric gave him an uncanny ability to convey profound truths in a distinctly winsome way. But then there are times when his genius seems to get in the way.
For instance, perhaps his most famous work, Confessions, is widely quoted and appreciated for both the style with which the story is told and the depth of psychological insight that remains relevant even 1,600 years later. However, there are several occasions where Augustine shares a story that has been widely appreciated for its sentimental value, but overlooked for its theological significance.
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There is a problem with geniuses.
The problem is that most people aren’t geniuses. So, when we do discover a genius every so often, we have to do our best with our ordinary minds to understand the insights of a brilliant mind. Such is the case with the genius of St. Augustine.
Augustine was not only a prolific writer, writing more than almost anyone will read in a lifetime, but his work has a tremendous depth. His training in rhetoric gave him an uncanny ability to convey profound truths in a distinctly winsome way. But then there are times when his genius seems to get in the way.
For instance, perhaps his most famous work, Confessions, is widely quoted and appreciated for both the style with which the story is told and the depth of psychological insight that remains relevant even 1,600 years later. However, there are several occasions where Augustine shares a story that has been widely appreciated for its sentimental value, but overlooked for its theological significance.
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Love, Not Genius, Will Save Your Fallen-Away Loved Ones
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