Augustine and the Reformation

Benjamin warfield d argued in his writings on augustine that he entered both the church and the world as a revolutionary force. The whole development of western life in all its phases, was powerfully affected by his teaching. Both sides in the controversy, the reformers and the counter reformation, appealed on a huge scale to the texts of augustine. Augustine was ta philosopher, theologian, mystic and poet in one his lofty powers complimented each other and made the man fascinating in way difficult to resist. He is a philosopher, but not a cold thinker. He's a theologian, but also a master of spiritual life. He’s a mystic, butAlso a