AUGUSTINE’S UNDERSTANDING OF GOD AND HUMANITY IN DE TRINITATE

Résumé

Since the starting point of Augustine's Trinitarian theology/spirituality is a faith based on the historical experience of God's self-revelation and self-communication as Father, Son and Holy Spirit, the first section of this piece focuses on the revelation of the divine triad in the history of salvation, and how Augustine used the evidence of biblical data to conceive the Christian Trinity. The second section not only concentrates on Augustine's theory of divine relations and how such a theory can enable us to speak and think about the Trinitarian God but also accentuates the distinctive characteristics of the three divine persons. Finally, the third section analyses Augustine's doctrine of Trinity within God himself, enunciating the generation of the Son and the double procession of the Holy Spirit.