AUGUSTINE AS THE THOUGHT-CURRENT OF THE CHURCH’S DOCTRINAL TRADITION: REFLECTIONS ON POPE JOHN PAUL II’S AUGUSTINUM HIPPONSENSEM

Abstract

This paper has studied the reflection of Pope John Paul II on Augustine, who had the principal aim of urging the spiritual sons and daughters of this great saint to keep his fascination alive and attractive in the modern world. He thus discussed Augustine’s thoughts on the interaction of faith and reason, Christ and the church, freedom and grace, charity and the acsent of the spirit. And from his presentation of Augustine, it is arguable that Augustine is the Thought-Current of the Church’s Doctrinal Tradition.