This person asserted that "the right will is... well-directed love, and the wrong will is ill-directed love" in a work which described history as the struggle between those motivated by self and those who have turned away from self.
This person asserted that "the right will is... well-directed love, and the wrong will is ill-directed love" in a work which described history as the struggle between those motivated by self and those who have turned away from self. In Book 2 of an autobiographical work, this man steals pears not to eat them, but to enjoy the sin itself, and he detailed a method for interpreting scripture in On Christian Doctrine. This man's mother was St. Monica and his baptism by St. Ambrose converted him from Manichaeism. For 10 points, name this Church Father who authored The City of God and Confessions.
This person asserted that "the right will is... well-directed love, and the wrong will is ill-directed love" in a work which described history as the struggle between those motivated by self and those who have turned away from self.
Saint {Augustine} of Hippo [also accept Saint {Austin} or {Augoustinos}]