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I can't wait to see it St. Augustine is the best saint ever!
youtube trailer here: http://youtu.be/yAWJFbUYT_w
I can't wait to see it St. Augustine is the best saint ever!EDIT: I don't like the way they've portrayed St. Monica; she does not look or seem to act as humble and meek as she is known to be. Also, I concede on my previous point; St. Monica is actually the greatest saint ever.
In case, I wasn't clear above.This looks terrible.Awful.Horrible.Etc.
I look forward to seeing it, even though I am a bit ashamed to say that I know little about St. Augustine.
Quote from: stavros_388 on August 30, 2012, 07:20:33 PMI look forward to seeing it, even though I am a bit ashamed to say that I know little about St. Augustine. Start reading more. He is an incredible saint and my appreciation and respect for him increased even more by reading his biography and his works. Don't believe the hype about the negative light the Orthodox Church sheds on him.
But seriously I've never understood why the Orthodox Church has been so unfairly harsh towards St. Augustine.
Quote from: Achronos on August 30, 2012, 08:34:53 PMBut seriously I've never understood why the Orthodox Church has been so unfairly harsh towards St. Augustine.I come to his defense all the time...
Quote from: Asteriktos on August 30, 2012, 08:48:40 PMQuote from: Achronos on August 30, 2012, 08:34:53 PMBut seriously I've never understood why the Orthodox Church has been so unfairly harsh towards St. Augustine.I come to his defense all the time... I kind of leave it up to JamesR now.
I don't know much about Augustine, since I have been concentrating on the East. Can anyone recommend a good biography, or, if I had only time to read one work by him, which one?
Third- Blessed Augustin isn't accepted as a Saint throughout all of Eastern Orthodoxy. Some say 'yes', some say 'no.'
As a recovering alcoholic I identify with Augustine very much, whether he is a saint or not. I'm almost happy that he's not recognized as a saint by the OC. It makes him that much more special to me and even easier to identify with.I also admire his mother. Isn't she the patron saint of alcoholics?
If I recall correctly, St. Augustine was actually mentioned by the 4th, 5th, 6th, and 7th Ecumenical Councils, never in a negative way.
Honestly it would be better to question St. Jerome,
How doctrinally sound is "City of God?"
Quote from: orthonorm on June 15, 2012, 01:22:02 PMIn case, I wasn't clear above.This looks terrible.Awful.Horrible.Etc.I'm afraid I agree with you. I'll probably still watch it, but it doesn't look very well done to me. Why does every religious movie portray Africans as European? Bizarre.
Radiates, vegetables, monstrosities, star spawn— whatever they had been, they were men!
Blessed Augustin isn't accepted as a Saint throughout all of Eastern Orthodoxy. Some say 'yes', some say 'no.'