Augustinianism (Christian Neoplatonic Legacy)

Augustinian theology embeds Neoplatonic metaphysics into Christian doctrine, shaping medieval intellectual life and later Western thought.

Greco-Roman

Western / Atlantic

Details

Integrates metaphysical hierarchy and illumination into Christian frameworks.
Informs monastic culture, education, and early scholastic debates.

Background

Augustine of Hippo (354–430 CE) shaped Western Christian thought on grace, original sin, time and the two cities. Augustinian ideas dominated Latin theology until the high medieval recovery of Aristotle and remained influential in the Reformation.

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Notes

Use with Neoplatonism and Christian Thought to trace late antique → medieval continuity.

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