Abstract

Faith had a special place in the thought of Augustine, so that it should be considered essential as a starting point in the process of human purification. In this opinion, our knowledge to the seen and believable affairs would be the thoughts and faith respectively. This approch stated about the role of faith in the understanding that revelation invites us to believe and we cannot understand as long as we don’t believe. The Greek ideas have been used during Fathers period and its subject matter emphasized that there is a great and infinite God. The concept of God in Greek philosophy was close to the God of the Bible in some ways. Justin martyr confirmed that the Christian faith is the only valid and useful philosophy. More righteous God should be inclusive to the extent of justice’s concept. God worship must be a responsibility not just for the chosen nation, but other people also worship him. Augustine and holy texts considered attributes to God such as infinite, substantive, creative, love, goodness, justice, almighty, creator, eternal and penetrating. Augustine knew the God's righteousness attribute eternal and said about God that he is an eternal and immutable truth that is present in our minds and he agreed the formal theory of three hypostases (God, Christ or the Logos and the Holy Spirit). He was one of the greatest Christian theorist of the Trinity; the only real God has been formed from three persons under the names of Father, Son and the Holy Spirit in his view. The most important attribute of God is unity. The doctrine of grace is as the basic Christian concepts. Paul knew the grace implies on the act of mercy of God and also a major factor for salvation. Augustine knew the first humanity's sin great and unjust somehow our minds are unable to understand the damages caused by it. No one are known to be exempted of this just and true punishment unless, free mercy and grace of God release him. Religious reformation motion also questioned the authoritarianism in religious life and its emphasis on the personal aspect of faith that played a role in the transition from the medieval world to the modern era. The impact of Christian classical teachings and the ideas of Augustine was undeniable on the development of Christian theology.

Highlights

  • Converting has always been as one of the pillars of the Christian experience from the Jesus’ message about repentance and faith until now

  • Faith had a special place in the thought of Augustine, so that it should be considered essential as a starting point in the process of human purification

  • Augustine knew the God's righteousness attribute eternal and said about God that he is an eternal and immutable truth that is present in our minds and he agreed the formal theory of three hypostases (God, Christ or the Logos and the Holy Spirit)

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Introduction

Converting has always been as one of the pillars of the Christian experience from the Jesus’ message about repentance and faith until now. Augustine’s belief to the Christ was the base of his religious experience and the new moral perspective. Since the beginning of Christianity until the fourth century, Augustine can be considered as the greatest theologian among other theologians and he is known as the greatest and most influential Christian thinker in the history of the church (Thomas, 1998: 133). He was the father of West Church; his thinking surrounded a medieval thinking and had positive and negative deep effects on medieval. It is intended to examine the theory of Augustine's theology and comparison it with some Christian views

Faith and Reason in the Thought of Augustine
The Concept of God in the Fathers Period
The Concept of God in the Bible
God and the Attributes of God in the Thought of Augustine
About Three Kinds of God
Attributes of God
Creator of the World
Individuation of God
The Sacred Issue
Trinity
Doctrine of Grace
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