Re: St. Augustine\'s Advice for Creationists
Dear Maurile,
That in no way places Augustine in your or any other corner. It is certainly not a justification for the"science of evolution". Augustine as a thinker from a Manichean background took the jump to the church on faith in a total act of acceptance. In early Christianity there were those who were there and every man could refer to someone who had been there and could testify to the Christ apperance on the earth. This of course ran its course with traditon,belief, etc. following. This was carried on by the Catholic Church which of course was the Christian Church until the reformation. Make no mistake about it, Augustine was no scientific materialist by any stretch of the imagination.
To place Augustine and Flank on the same page is an egregious error and displays a total lack of understanding of Augustine or even what Flank is saying.
The only connection is that Augustine is counseling his brothers and sisters in the Church whereas Flank is displaying a one sided belief in his " religion of scientific materialism" under the guise of a frock.
regards,
carlo
|