Sarah Drew Reeves
Tuesdays 2:30 – 4:30 PM
January 10 through February 21, 2006
D.O.C. House
Augustine's words leap across centuries as authentic, engaging and contemporary. This man, who became the fundamental influence for Western Christianity after him, whose experience shaped the way we receive the heritage from the Classic Roman World, confesses - "If you wonder why that one man should have been able to send his message as far . . . read the Confessions and find the sort of man he was," writes one translator. Augustine's Confessions introduces us to the man and his thought. It raises issues human beings continue to wrestle with, especially in another turbulent, transitional time.
We will read the Confessions against the backdrop of an excellent biography, Augustine of Hippo, by Peter Brown, and other background information provided by the study leader. Participants may choose to report on various aspects of Augustine's thought and contemporary responses. In class we will focus on certain passages together and discuss their meaning and our responses.
SARAH DREW REEVES delights in learning and teaching on subjects that pertain to the human spirit in religious, spiritual and philosophical matters. She has a B.A. from Smith, an M.Div. from Harvard Divinity School, and pursued post-graduate studies before becoming a pastor in the United Church of Christ, and later, a landscape designer. She lives in Norwich with her husband, David. She has taught several courses for ILEAD and for Colby-Sawyer's Adventures in Learning.
