The Craft of Living
Ante Jerončić is a professor of ethics and theology at Andrews University. On this podcast, he explores the theme of the craft of living from a variety of practical and philosophical perspectives. In particular, he is interested in the overlapping spaces where wisdom traditions, behavioral sciences, and self-development literature meet on the question of the good life.
The Craft of Living
6. The Power of Serendipity: What I Have Learned from Augustine
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Ante Jeroncic
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Episode 6
What strikes me about Augustine's "Confessions" is their expansive notion of divine grace. He portrays it as a power of serendipity, to borrow from M. Scott Peck, one that is continuously at work in human lives in ways that often elude our notice. In this video, I briefly discuss this theme as refracted through Augustine's experience. Specifically, I will share his serendipitous encounter with Cicero's "The Hortensius" as a young student, and how that event changed the course of his life.