Luís Carlos Silva de SOUSA

The definition of religion in Saint Augustine (354-430), a man of the Mediterranean

A definição de religião em Santo Agostinho (354-430), homem do Mediterrâneo

Published in Intercultural Mediterranean

Language:
Portuguese, Brazil

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The objective of this article is to analyze Saint Augustine’s definition of religion in De uera religione (LV, 113). Two central aspects are highlighted: 1) religion understood as religatio with the one omnipotent God, and 2) a relationship between the human mind and Truth, with the inner light playing a central role. Interiority constitutes a privileged access to God’s transcendence.