Augustinianism

When Tertullian proclaimed, "What has Athens to do with Jerusalem? Our instruction comes from the 'porch of Solomon,'" his North African compatriot, St. Augustine would not have disagreed. Nevertheless Augustine travelled to the 'porch of Solomon' by way of Athens. In doing so he demonstrated how they were related and produced a body of teaching, which was of seminal importance to the understanding of what was meant by Christian faith. 'Augustinanism' defies definition because it is a symbol which continues to accumulate meaning as time passes. This is a study of 'Augustinianism' as an evolved process of spiritual transvaluation as Augustine's thought was appropriated by spiritual masters in the medieval period, namely St. Gregory the Great's pastoral transvaluation, William of St. Thierry's mystical transvaluation and Walter Hilton's 'christo-centric' transvaluation.