Description: This great cornerstone of Christian thought takes on a cosmic interpretation of history in terms of a conflict between good (the City of God) and evil (the Earthly City).
Brief description:
Saint Augustine (354-430), a philosopher and theologian, was born in the city of Tagaste, the present day Souk Ahras, Algeria. A Latin Father and Doctor of the Church, he is one of the most important figures in the development of Western Christianity. His works, including The Confessions, are still read around the world.
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"The human mind can understand truth only by thinking, as is clear from Augustine."
--Saint Thomas Aquinas