Augustine: philosopher, theologian, and church father

Aurelius Augustine (354-430), also known as “Augustine of Hippo,” “St. Augustine,” or simply “Augustine,” is without doubt the most influential Western Christian theologian since the Apostle Paul. He has extensively impacted not only Christian thought but the whole history of Western ideas, including such notions as freedom of the will, original sin, the nature of God and the Church, and the meaning and function of the sacraments.