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A 3 page essay that discusses how Augustine perceived human beings. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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the evolution of Christian theology for the next millennium. In his "Confessions," Augustine records his life experiences leading up to the penultimate experience of his conversion. As Augustine discusses his
life, and therefore, the numerous sins he committed as a young man, the context of this work indicates a great deal about how Augustine views humanity and human behavior.
As a highly intelligent, talented young man, Augustine relates that he lived a rather amoral life, "living with a lover, and fathering a child"; however, he also asserts that throughout
his life, he was searching for spiritual wisdom (Cameron). In his "Confessions," argues that the "higher part of our nature aspires after eternal bliss," while the "lower self is held
back by the love of temporal pleasure" (Augustine 167). He was initially drawn to fringe cult of early Christianity, the Manichees (Cameron). He was attracted by the Manichean emphasis on
rationality, but eventually realized the importance of faith, because "Unless you believe...you cannot understand" (Cameron). Augustine offers his most private thoughts and experiences in "Confessions," as his point
is to show how "Christs crucified love" can truly be transformative, as he uses his own sinfulness as an example of how deep and successful that transformation can be. According
to Augustine, this transformative power for human beings is so profound that, once it occurs, the Christian can "love and do whatever you want," because divine grace "transforms our desires
and empowers us to obey the command to love God and neighbor" (Cameron). In other words, while Augustine sees basic human nature as so riddled with sin and corrupted
by the nature of original sin that it was virtually "impossible to enjoy sex as God intended," he felt that Gods Grace, which was obtainable through acceptance of Salvation, was
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