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Augustinianism
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A. The Augustinian Tradition

Aurelius Augustinus (354—430) is one of the most remarkable figures in the history of the Western Church and in the development of Christian thought. He is one of those personalities whose influence upon antiquity, the Middle Ages, and modern times has been equally great and constant. It is to Augustine that men have gone again and again for insight into the question of their own selfun…

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Eberhard Simons, “Augustinianism”, in: Sacramentum Mundi Online, General Editor Karl Rahner, SJ. Consulted online on 08 December 2023 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/2468-483X_smuo_COM_000350>
First published online: 2016



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