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Saint Augustine
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Saint Augustine of Hippo was a late-antique Christian theologian, philosopher, bishop, and influential Church Father whose writings shaped Western Christian thought on grace, sin, free will, and predestination.
2 episodes featuring Saint Augustine
Hidden Brain
How helplessness reshapes motivation and agency
The episode connects uncontrollable adversity to passivity and depression while examining why explanatory style, imagination, and optimism can preserve agency.
Sep 21, 2026 · 54 min
The Learning Leader Show With Ryan Hawk
Seligman argues agency powers resilience and human progress
The conversation links personal optimism, organizational performance, and historical change through agency—the capacity to act with efficacy, imagination, and evidence-based hope.
Sep 10, 2026 · 54 min