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Augustine represents the Christianity Camus doesn’t believe, which might make him more Augustinian than he realizes—and might make us more Augustinian than we imagined. An Augustinianism sans grace might nonetheless be a gateway.
James K. A. Smith • On the Road with Saint Augustine: A Real-World Spirituality for Restless Hearts
Girard expressly praises Sartre’s insistence on man’s “insurmountable” religious nature, in the wake of Nietzsche’s proclamation of the death of God.
Wolfgang Palaver • René Girard's Mimetic Theory (Studies in Violence, Mimesis & Culture)
la discipline du désir n'est possible que grâce à la prise de conscience par laquelle le philosophe se considère comme une partie du Tout cosmique, la discipline de l'impulsion n'est possible que grâce à la prise de conscience par laquelle le philosophe découvre sa place dans la communauté humaine, la discipline de l'assentiment, enfin, n'est
... See morePierre Hadot • La Citadelle intérieure : Introduction aux Pensées de Marc Aurèle (Essais) (French Edition)
As the holiness of God condemns evil and justifies good, so a believer's conscience reproves sin and approves righteousness. Conscience is where God expresses His holiness. If we desire to follow the spirit (and since we never reach a stage of infallibility), we must heed what our inward monitor tells us regarding both inclination and overt action.
Watchman Nee • The Spiritual Man
