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Faculty Review: Jens Zimmermann
James K. A. Smith
(Brazos Press)
"On the Road with Saint Augustine is not only engaging, well-written, and theologically faithful to the best of the Christian tradition, it is also a really important book to appear in our culture at this point in time. Augustine, Smith reminds us, is Christianity’s primary teacher on the quest for self-identity. Not just his confessions, but his entire work is really an answer to the questions “Who am I?” and “Where am I going?” and “Where do I belong?” As Augustine knew well, this quest for identity and a home is perennial because we are made for communion. Our current culture wrestles with worldview changes brought about by imbibing a heady cocktail of scientism, technology, and individualism that has subtly reconfigured our self-understanding and left us with an unprecedented uncertainty about human identity. As a result, this century may be one of the most difficult in which to obtain the sound, formative influences we all need to become realistic, healthy members of society. "
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