1. Philosopher, Teacher, Bishop
350-430 AD

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Born in Thagasta, northern Africa 350 AD
Educated in Carthage
Taught rhetoric in Milan
Converted to Christianity in Milan at age 31
Moved back to northern Italy to start
monastery
• Lived at his monastery until death at 430 AD
Hippo
Thagasta

3. • Wrote Confessions – an autobiography of his life
and conversion; considered to be one of the best
Latin classical texts
• One of the most prolific Latin authors with more
than one hundred separate titles. These include
De Doctrina Christiana (On Christian Doctrine);
commentaries on Book of Genesis, the Psalms
and Paul's Letter to the Romans; the
Retractationes, a review of his earlier works which
he wrote near the end of his life; De Civitate Dei
(The City of God); and De Libero Arbitrio (On Free
Choice Of The Will) addressing why God gives
humans free will that can be used for evil
• Believed knowledge is a journey
• Advocated value of community in learning

4. • 4 major ways of encountering learning:
• Learning through Transforming
Experiences
• Learning as a Journey in Search of
Understanding/Meaning/Truth
• Learning with Others in Community
• Building the Habits (Love) of Learning
• The idea that there are different kinds of
learners and the teacher should try to
accommodate each type
• The idea that students learn at different rates
and a good teacher is aware and helps each
student learn independently
• Taught that a teacher should guide the student
in finding truth instead of just telling him/her

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http://www.merrimack.edu/academics/augustinian_ped
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http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/augustine