Augustine and Christianity

Augustine was born in 354 in Western Roman Empire by his parents Patricius (pagan) and Monica (Christian).  In 386, he was baptized, confessed his sins and dedicated his life to God. Later, he accepted the beliefs of Manichaeism which offered a special knowledge on good and evil (Puchner, 234).  He learned that evil directed a person to do against the will of God.  He discovered the truth and the nature of God which helped him live a Godly life. Before his baptismal and confession in 387, Augustine  developed personal thought on loving the soul  and wrote a book known as on ‘Free Choice of the Will’ where he wrote issues based on evil, unjust law, happiness and sorrow and more (Puchner, 238).

 In 391, Augustine was ordained as a pastor in the Numidian port and in 396, he was ordained as the assistant bishop of Tagatse and later became a bishop following the death of bishop Valerius. In his work as a bishop, he was settling disputes between Christians and non-believers and in most cases he emphasized on the need to forgive sins (Puchner, 256).  In 397, he wrote  “On Christian  Doctrine” and  touched on  things like the role of a Christian  teachers  in  instructing  other people,  helping  non-believers discover the truth  and live a life in harmony.  In his work, he also wrote ‘The Trinity’ and ‘On Lying’ which emphasized on God’s mercy, the grace of Christ and the need to follow the God’s commandment. However, Augustine experienced an ecclesiastical conflict with Donatist bishop on Christian teaching, but the conflict was solved by holding a conference.  In 413, Augustine wrote the “The City of God’ for the purpose defending his truth on Christianity (Puchner, 288).

 

 

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 Puchner Martin. Norton Anthology World Literature Vol D. , 2012. Print.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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