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Book review: Marvin A. McMickle, Be My Witness: The Great Commission for Preachers

1. His succinct explanation of Augustine’s view on the Trinitarian presence in the creation (pp. 136–42) is especially beneficial and will help younger readers grapple with the subtle and profound thoughts of such a formative theologian on the matter. In fact, rich is the irony that Augustine felt he had to denounce his self-serving desire for social success as a philosopher as a prerequisite for his conversion (pp. 75–76), only to become a titan as a Christian philosopher in world history. Occasionally one might have wished for a scholarly detail, such as when discussing the conversion of Victorinus (pp. 76–77). It would have been helpful to identify the person in question as the fourthcentury Gaius Marius Victorinus and not an earlier Victorinus often associated with Augustine— Victorinus of Pettau, whose commentary on the Book of Revelation influenced Augustine’s own reading of the Apocalypse. The outstanding attribute of this book lies in its design as a study, discussion, and spirituality guide. Its level of dialog with the Confessions renders it useful for several contexts: as a comprehensible introduction to a popular classic for the laity; as a companion textbook with the Confessions in undergraduate courses in history, theology, or psychology of religion; as a discussion group text for adult education in churches or even high school youth groups needing a conversation-sparker anchored in Christian history; and certainly with the rise of lectio spiritualis, which Augustine himself pioneered as a spirituality practice, as an aid for personal use in structured journaling while prayerfully reading the Confessions.