Archive for September, 2007

Book Fourth

Wednesday, September 26th, 2007

I confess:  reading just about anything else is easier than Augustine!
There is a fuzzy line between defending one’s own views and questioning the views of one’s opponents.   I’m not certain when and to what extent the latter is inappropriate, but that is something I’ve wondered straight from Book First.   It is a question whose answer [...]

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Note to Self: Managing Stress

Saturday, September 8th, 2007

I used to think the secret was in activities unrelated to the source of stress, such as exercising.  But I suspect the trick is to think hard of other things.
So puzzling through some theological point while walking to the grocery store helps me more than reading exciting fiction.

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