TAN Direction The Spiritual Masters: St. Augustine of Hippo

TAN Publisher Conor Gallagher and Dr. Paul Thigpen examine the life and great works of St. Augustine in an 8-part series of The Spiritual Masters. St. Augustine is intimately fascinating and relatable to people throughout the centuries, perhaps more today than ever. Learn what precipitated St. Augustine’s famous conversion, why he is known as the “Doctor of Grace,” and why St. Jerome said, “Augustine established anew the ancient faith.” And discover why Augustine’s inspiring story is also his mother St. Monica’s story and consider the ramifications for your own life and relationships.

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Conor Gallagher is the CEO of TAN Books. He is the Executive Director of the Benedict Leadership Institute at Belmont Abbey College, and also on the Board of Trustees for Belmont Abbey College. He is a Board Member at Saint Joseph College Seminary for the Diocese of Charlotte.
He is the author of “If Aristotle’s Kid Had an iPod: Ancient Wisdom for Modern Parents”, “Still Amidst the Storm: A Family Man’s Search for Peace in an Anxious World”, “Parenting for Eternity”, and he has a series of shorter books coming out, including “You Are Never Too Busy” and “You Have Only One Problem”. He and his wife Ashley are the parents of fifteen children.

 
Paul Thigpen, Ph.D., is the editor of TAN Books and the best-selling author, co-author or compiler of over forty titles. Among his most popular books are The Burden: A Warning of Things to Come and The Rapture Trap: A Catholic Response to End Times Fever. A convert to the Catholic faith, Paul has served the Church as an award-winning journalist, historian, apologist, catechist, and member of the National Advisory Council of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. His work has been circulated worldwide and translated into twelve languages.

Podcast Episodes:​

St. Augustine of Hippo Part 1: Historical Background

Join TAN Publisher Conor Gallagher and Dr. Paul Thigpen to examine why the life of St. Augustine is so intimately fascinating and relatable to people throughout the centuries, even today perhaps more than ever. Learn what precipitated St. Augustine’s famous conversion, why he is known as the Doctor of Grace

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St. Augustine of Hippo Part 2: The Confessions

“You have made us for thyself, O Lord. And our hearts are restless until they find rest in you.” This beautiful thought can be found on the very first page of Augustine’s Confessions, and the timeless gems for forming our interior life continue every page thereafter. Dr. Paul Thigpen joins

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St. Augustine of Hippo Part 3: The City of God

Join TAN Publisher Conor Gallagher and Dr. Paul Thigpen in a discussion about one of the most influential works of the Middle Ages, The City of God by St. Augustine in part three of an 8-part series of The Spiritual Masters on St. Augustine of Hippo. “Without justice, what else

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St. Augustine of Hippo Part 4: The Heresies

Join TAN Publisher Conor Gallagher and Dr. Paul Thigpen in a discussion about St. Augustine’s fight against heresies in part four of an 8-part series of The Spiritual Masters on St. Augustine of Hippo. Almost 1600 years later, St. Augustine’s ability to stand up for the Catholic Church against multiple

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St. Augustine of Hippo Part 6: On The Trinity

In what some consider his most important contribution to Church Doctrine, St. Augustine illuminates the idea of faith seeking understanding in On The Trinity. TAN Publisher Conor Gallagher and Dr. Paul Thigpen investigate the concept of believing so that you may understand and much more in this episode of The

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