To the Ends of the Earth | Ep 5: Christian Storytelling (II) - Augustine and Bede

<p>In this “Theology Unpacked” episode, Dr John Moffatt SJ explore how St Augustine of Hippo made sense of the sack of Rome, presenting the rise and fall of empires within God's universal plan and arguing that the true focus of history is the eternal destiny of individual souls rather than earthly kingdoms.</p><p>He also examines how the Saxon monk Bede told the story of the Christian mission to the English, weaving together martyrdom, miracles, heresy and missionary witness to portray God's providential work in Britain's history.</p><p>📚 ⁠⁠<a href="https://heythroplibrary.co.uk/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Explore the wide range of reading materials⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a> in the Heythrop Library</p><p>🤓 <a href="https://londonjesuitcentre.org/whats-on/our-calendar/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join online or in-person courses⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a> at the London Jesuit Centre</p><p>If you find our podcasts helpful, please consider <a href="https://www.londonjesuitcentre.org/support-our-work/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠donating to the London Jesuit Centre⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>.</p>