01 September 2009

Patristic Quote of the Day

The death, then, of the soul takes place when God forsakes it, as the death of the body when the soul forsakes it. Therefore the death of both— that is, of the whole man— occurs when the soul, forsaken by God, forsakes the body. -- St. Augustine, City of God, Book XIII, Chapter 2

1 comment:

Kiran said...

Amazing how much Augustine can say in so few lines.