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Augustine Influence On Christianity
In the history of Christianity, there were many great theologians and great philosophers, and one of the greatest theologians was Augustine. Like many other theologians, Augustine wasn’t the greatest theologians at the beginning; it took time for him to achieve his carrier. Augustine was born 13 November 354 in North Africa. He was born in Christian family, his mother was a Christian, and even his father was a pagan for many years, but he became a Christian later on, so Augustine was taught to be a Christian. During his teenage years, he didn’t focus Christianity because he was more interested in playing and having fun, but when he was 19 years old, he read a treatise by Cicero that opened his eyes to philosophy. Simply staying in Africa
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