by Garry Wills
Under
the cathedral floor in Milan archeologists have uncovered the baptistry
where Ambrose baptized the newly converted Augustine in the late 4th
century. Having visited this site I was interested to read Garry Wills
book which looks at the life, teachings and ecclesiastical careers of
these two significant leaders of the early church. This book is filled
with many insights into these two giants of faith, as well as how
differences in theology and praxis has been around for a long time. Of
particular interest was how Ambrose used portions of Hebrew scripture as
metaphor or allegory relating to baptism and the gospel.
