A luminous show answering the title question with a resounding Yes. SW: "I think that Augustine is one of the most relevant of the ancients for our day simply because he was probably one of the most honest men of the ancient world. The ... way he describes his inner life in his search for God, to me, is one of the most captivating and revealing sequences in the history of literature." ... GN: "[He] realize[d] that man, ultimately, is not at home-not wholly at home-in any political society. That any political society that we might invent-even the best one-has flaws and falls far short, both of absolute justice and of absolute freedom and goodness." ... WFB: "What is it that made him a saint ... ? I mean, having a fine mind and being a great teacher doesn't make you a saint necessarily, does it?" FJS: "No. As a matter of fact, sometimes a great mind stands in the way. One of the great marvels of Thomas Aquinas is that being so very learned, he was so very saintly. But you ask what is it that makes a saint?" WFB: "Or that made him a saint." FJS: "Made him a saint. It's making Christ lovable. I think that's it."