In The Augustinian Imperative, William Connolly suggests that Augustine's confessional politics (characterized, notably, by policing the inner life) reflect a dogmatic intolerance of difference. This presents a challenge to interpreting Augustine in service of a politics that endorses diversity on multiple fronts, gender and sexuality among them. This paper seeks not to "solve" the various problems that Augustine's views on women and sexuality present in this regard, which are significant. Rather, it will pursue the sources of agonism generative for a diverse politics present in Augustine's thought, in order to articulate a queer, feminist, constructive approach for working with this figure.