Introduction St Augustine (13 November 354 – 28 August 430), who lived in the 4th century, was a great Christian theologian and thinker whose work has had great influence in Western Christianity and Western philosophy until today. He is one of the more influential church fathers in church history for his writings and influence. He is well known for 2 of his books, Confessions and City of God, which are still in print today. He was under the tutelage of Ambrose of Milan, one of the most renowned scholar of his time and mentored Augustine to shape him to be a man of God. After his conversion to Christianity, Augustine developed his own ideology and philosophy to accommodate different perspectives and views on things pertaining to God and theology. His views still influence post-modern theologians today, as a matter of fact, perpetuated the church throughout history. However, two of his strongest views are his thoughts on original sin and his thoughts on magic and miracles. This paper attempts to discuss his views on these two areas above. St Augustine’s view on Original Sin St Augustine’s original sin is an in-depth Christian doctrine …show more content…
To reconcile this, Augustine taught to look at Creation. The wonders of Creation is one of the greatest miracle ever. For us to be able to look at the order of the created world, is a testimony in itself that God continues to work wonders and miracles in our midst. He taught that if we were to see miracles for the first time, our jaws would drop. But if we were to see it too often, it becomes a norm to us. Therefore, we have to learn to admire and marvel constantly at our nature. Taking a look at the plants around us, they grew, opened leaves, behaved a certain way and had distinct taste, look, scent and sound. We cease to wonder at them because they became all too