“Te amaré, Señor, y te daré gracias y confesaré tu nombre por haberme perdonado tantas y tan nefastas acciones mías. A tu gracia y misericordia debo que hayas deshecho mis pecados como hielo y no haya caído en otros muchos. ¿Qué pecados realmente no pude yo cometer, yo, que amé gratuitamente el crimen?”
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Aurelius Augustinus - more commonly "St. Augustine of Hippo," or simply "Augustine" - was a philosopher and theologian, and one of the most important figures in the development of Western Christianity. He framed the concepts of original sin and just war. Augustine was one of the most prolific Latin authors in terms of surviving works, and the list of his works consists of more than a hundred separate titles.
Augustine took the view that the Biblical text should not be interpreted literally if it contradicts what we know from science and our God-given reason. Many Protestants, especially Calvinists, consider him to be one of the theological fathers of Reformation teaching on salvation and divine grace.