Augustine of Hippo (aka Saint Augustine) was born on this date in 354 CE. Nearly two millennia later in 2008, John and Ken questioned his life and thought with James O'Donnell from Georgetown University, author of "Augustine, Sinner & Saint: A New Biography"—LISTEN: www.philosophytalk.org/shows/saint-augustine. | Philosophy Talk | Facebook

A DEVOTIONAL THOUGHT: St. Augustine of Hippo was born on this date, November 13th in A.D.354 in the northern African town of Tagaste. He influenced western Christianity through his many writings. Among them is his famous, Confessions, which is a biographical praise of God's mercy to him. Besides his theological writing, he was a great thinker. One of his profound insights was in the area of time and eternity. He wrote in one of the later chapters of his Confessions: "How can the past and future