St. Augustine of Hippo

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This paper explains that, in 386 A.D., St. Augustine of Hippo experienced a penultimate life-changing event which resulted in his conversion to Christianity and ended his hedonistic lifestyle. The author points out that this conversion to the faith and tenets of Christianity led St. Augustine to attack a number of humanistic and secular organizations, which were very influential in Europe during the latter years of the Roman Empire. The paper concludes that the conversion of St. Augustine literally opened the proverbial door to much human experience and thought in matters of religion and theology and paved the way for many influential religious and philosophical thinkers that followed him.

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"In Book 11, Chapter 26 of his Confessions, St. Augustine discusses the concept of time which during the early years of Christianity was viewed as an extension of God Himself. He writes that, "It would appear to me that time is simply an extension, though what it is an extension of I have no idea. I begin to wonder if it is perhaps an extension of the mind itself." It should be noted that without his conversion to Christianity, St. Augustine would never have been capable of such deep thought, for what he is attempting to say is that the power of God extends into infinity with time being a mere extension of His power."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Outler, Albert C., Trans. "Augustine: Confessions." Christian Classics Ethereal Library.
• Internet. May 27, 1999. Retrieved from http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/basis/confessions-bod.html.
• The Holy Bible. Authorized King James Version. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1960.
• Warner, Rex, Trans. The Confessions of St. Augustine. E. Rutherford, NJ: New American Library, 2001. (ISBN: 0451527801).

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