Join us on Tuesdays at noon for the Fall 2025 reading group on early christian though!

What? St. Augustine of Hippo’s Confessions
Where? 3rd Floor of Walker, Peterson Library (120C on 9/16 during Peterson renovations)
When? Tuesdays at Noon starting Sep 9, 2025
Who? You! No prior knowledge of Augustine, theology, ethics, or Christianity required– this reading group is open to all!

This reading group is hosted by Dr. T rish Grosse Brewer (tgbrewer@mtu.edu, Humanities). Dr. Brewer’s educational background is in philosophy and religion and her research focuses on the thought of Augustine of Hippo.

Augustine’s Confessions is considered to be the first autobiography. In it, a middle aged Bishop gives an account of his birth to his conversion to Christianity and the death of his mother. The book concludes with an exploration of the first three books of Genesis. W e will determine our reading pace together in the first meeting. We will use the Chadwick translation.