Honest Ramblings

For many Christian philosophers and writers I have read in the past, there was a certain rawness lacking in them. All their works had been edited, revised, and rewritten so much that they lost a certain natural power that comes with stream of consciousness writing. For Augustine, however, I feel that raw majesty remains in a larger quantity than in other works. There is definitive signs of editing and revision, sure, but despite that, Augustine still manages to keep that power of his immediate thoughts through his questions toward God and repetition of certain phrases that gives Augustine's writings a feeling that is only understood in moments of revelation. I feel I can appreciate Augustine more now, knowing that he managed to keep hold of the sense of revelation in his writing despite post editing.

I commented on Nate and Dallas' blogs.