How Did Augustine Contribute To Christianity

Augustine was born in 354, he had a Christian mother named Monica and a pagan father, Patricius, who was a Roman official. Even though he grew up in a Christian household he still managed to stray away from Christianity and was not baptized until he became an adult. For that to happen he had to go on his own journey, which had a big impact on his decision of converting to Christianity. Some of these influences hold more weight than others but on Easter vigil, April 24–25, 387 he converted himself and became a man of Christianity.
From a spiritual perspective Augustine went through a long and painful search for truth that he hoped would provide him with rest. During the process of his conversion at the age of 33 he felt his innermost heart lovingly spoken to by the Word of God. He wrote: "the words of your Scripture knocked at the door of my heart." That the great spiritual events of Augustine's life took place in the company of others is of significance to his spirituality. Augustine greatly
For Augustine, the change to the Christian religion prompted an existence of self-denial, he practiced celibacy, which gave him a chance to escape from the doubtfulness of parental relations and an opportunity to understand the social ideal of the philosopher who has suppressed the passions of flesh. The psychological dynamics of his father not being around, his torment mother and the reckless child they played in Augustine's transformation to Christianity.
Augustine’s desire for a life of philosophical contemplation and emotional quietude can only be fulfilled by conversion to Christianity. Emotional dimension of conversion as the convert (to varying extents) embraces new networks, beliefs, and practices while also rejecting old ones. Because conversion was often an ongoing,