The desires of the heart

We seem to be living in a moment of renewed interest in Augustine of Hippo, and much of that interest concerns his teaching on love. In this issue of Comment we illuminate that interest, directly in “In search of the happy life,” by David Naugle, and “The erotics of truth, and other scandalous lessons from Augustine of Hippo,” by James K.A. Smith, and also by virtue of Augustine’s subtle, subterranean influence in several short articles on things people love.