Teaching Augustine’s On the Teacher
Journal Title: Religions - Year 2015, Vol 6, Issue 2
Abstract
This paper examines the merits of introducing undergraduates to the philosophical thought of Augustine by means of his short dialogue On the Teacher.
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Robert D. Anderson
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