Augustine of Hippo
Augustine of Hippo was a North African bishop and theologian of the late Roman Empire whose writings shaped Western Christianity and philosophy for centuries.
His *Confessions* pioneered spiritual autobiography; *City of God* defended Christianity against charges it caused Rome's decline.
Augustine's ideas on original sin, grace, and predestination became foundational for Catholic and Protestant thought alike.
Augustinian describes things relating to his theology or the religious orders following his rule.
- NeoplatonismPlotinus's systematic mystical metaphysics
- AmbroseName meaning deathless
- North AfricaContinent's Mediterranean coastal region
- Roman AfricaImperial provinces south of Mediterranean
- Roman EmpireAncient state from Augustus onward
Plato · Monica · Grace · pear tree · restless heart · Predestination · Scholasticism · Vandals · Milan · love God · Confessions · Trinity · Catholic Church · just war · Thomas Aquinas · original sin · Latin · baptism
- Church FathersAmbrose, Jerome, Athanasius, Ignatius of Antioch, Gregory
- African LeadersNelson Mandela, Haile Selassie, Idi Amin, Robert Mugabe, Muammar Gaddafi
- Friarsfriar, friars, Franciscan, Franciscans, friary
- medieval governancefeudal hierarchy, vassalage, lordship, commons, royal authority
- North AfricansBerbers, Tuareg, Tunisians, Algerians, Egyptians
- Arab Writers
Augustine of HippoBuddha
Enlightened spiritual founder
Confucius · Muhammad · Marcus Aurelius · Epicurus · Lucretius
Augustine of HippoJean-Jacques Rousseau
Confucius · Mencius · Epicurus · John Locke · Abraham Maslow