Book Review: On the Road With Saint Augustine

On the Road with Saint Augustine

A Real-World Spirituality for Restless Hearts

by James K. A. Smith

Baker Academic & Brazos Press

Brazos Press

Christian , Religion & Spirituality

Pub Date 01 Oct 2019

I am reviewing a copy of On the Road With Saint Augustine through Baker Academic & Brazos Press and Netgalley:

This is not a book about Saint Augustine but what it is in a way is a book that Augustine wrote for each of us.

This book Following Smith’s Successful You Are What You Love shows us how Augustine can be a Spiritual Guide to us in the complicated world we live in. Augustine, says Smith, is the patron saint of restless hearts — a guide who has been there, asked our questions, and knows our frustrations and failed pursuits. Augustine spent a lifetime searching for his heart’s true home and having done so he can help us find our way. “What makes Augustine a guide worth considering,” says Smith, “is that he knows where home is, where rest can be found, what peace feels like, even if it is sometimes ephemeral and elusive along the way.” Addressing believers and skeptics alike, this book shows how Augustine’s timeless wisdom speaks to the worries and struggles of contemporary life, covering topics such as ambition, sex, friendship, freedom, parenthood, and death. As Smith vividly and colorfully brings Augustine to life for 21st-century readers, he also offers a fresh articulation of Christianity that speaks to our deepest hungers, fears, and hopes.

If you are looking for a book that will help you to grow in faith and to find your way, then On the Road With Saint Augustine five out of five stars!

Happy Reading!