“Dichoso el que te ama a ti, y a su amigo en ti, y a su enemigo en ti; pues el único que no pierde a sus seres queridos es el que los quiere y los tiene en Aquel que no se pierde. ¡Oh Dios de las virtudes, conviértenos a ti, muéstranos tu rostro, y seremos salvos! (Sal 79,4) Porque adondequiera que se vuelva el alma del hombre fuera de ti, queda inmóvil en el dolor, aunque se detenga en cosas bellas fuera de ti y fuera de él mismo, cosas que sin ti nada serían.”
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Aurelius Augustinus - more commonly "St. Augustine of Hippo," or simply "Augustine" - was a philosopher and theologian, and one of the most important figures in the development of Western Christianity. He framed the concepts of original sin and just war. Augustine was one of the most prolific Latin authors in terms of surviving works, and the list of his works consists of more than a hundred separate titles.
Augustine took the view that the Biblical text should not be interpreted literally if it contradicts what we know from science and our God-given reason. Many Protestants, especially Calvinists, consider him to be one of the theological fathers of Reformation teaching on salvation and divine grace.