HONR 1103 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Manichaeism, Neoplatonism
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Went to see her son in italy. Told her he wasn"t a manichee anymore, but neither was he a christian. Was happy her son wasn"t a manichee anymore. Said she knew he would become batized before her death. Monica gave up practice of offering to the dead when ambrose forbidden it. Alypius discourages augustine from marrying a wife. Mother helped augstine find wife to get married. Has to wait to marry because girl two years too young. Viii-xii (166-176) [11: why does augustine hesitate to become a christian, even though he admires bishop. Entirety of book vi section iii (mostly para 4) I wanted to be as certain about things i could not see as i am certain that seven and three are ten. (vi. iv. 6) She was sent back to africa, augustine stating because she was a hindrance to my marriage (vi. xv. 1). His choice of diction when speaking about how she was.