The article offers some guidelines for the current ecumenism among the Christian Churches from the reflection of Saint Augustine and the Donatist polemic. A synthetic vision of the history of the Donatist movement is offered as well as a summary of Augustine’s Anti-Donatist Works (years 393-420). The use of civilian force in the fifth century, as well as the Augustinian reflection on the «compelle intrare», is presented afterwards. Finally, some conclusions inspired by Augustine’s though are offered as a Proposal for contemporary Ecumenism.

This article examines the attitude of the Christian pietas presented by Augustine in the sermons on the sacking of Rome by the Goths of Alaric on August 24, 410. Four Augustine’s sermons compare the reaction of the pagans with that of Christians (exc. urb.; s. 296; s. 105; s. 81). The article analyzes in detail the four sermons, its historiographical context and the proposal of a new History made by Augustine. On the other hand, the article presents the indications of the Bishop of Hippo on the Providence of God in human disgraces, having as a guideline the Augustinian symbol of the six days of the Creation, as well as the action of the Providence of God, particularly related to disasters, taking as a starting point, Augustine’s Work prou. diu., and also studying in a synthetic way, other texts of the Augustine’s works where this topic is discussed.

The article presents a summarized historical overview of the different commentaries of the Pater Noster in the authors of North Africa before St. Augustine, particularly Tertullian, to present later the role that Pater noster played in Christian initiation, highlighting the ideas of Justin and the Didache that can be seen also in Augustine. Later, it discusses the relationship between the prayer of Pater noster and the baptismal liturgy and catechesis, explaining the diverse requests of our Father according to Saint Augustine. The article ends with a discussion of the presence and importance of the Pater Noster in the Ordo Baptismi after Vatican II.

The article deals with Augustine‘s thought about Music and the Psalms. The topic of the musical language and the affective theology is addressed, as well as the song as a perception of attractive love, according to Augustine. Later, taking as point of departure Augustine‘s Gnoseology, the interior images and the metaphors of the musical instruments used by St. Augustine are identified, particularly within the en. Ps. Finally, a brief reflection on the relationship between music and the words of the songs is offered, as well as some Augustinian Guidelines on the «musica sacra» for the Contemporary Pastoral Work.

In the article, the difficulty of reading Agustín’s works, both in his life and after his death, is briefly presented, making brief a historical summary of the reception of Augustine’s Idea if Predestintion. Then the possibility of a new way of reading of the Works of Augustine concerning the topic of predestination is proposed, following the modern methodological acquisitions on the textual analysis. The relationship elaborated by the Bishop of Hippo between predestination and prayer, particularly as it appears in perseu. and praed. sanct. is discussed.

The article presents the Augustinian Vocabulary on prayer, as a personal prayer (Soliloquiorum and Confessionum), as a prayer of the Christian people (Enarrationes in Psalmos), as a prayer of the monks (Sancta Virginitate), as a need for grace (a topic which is present in the Works of the Pelagian Polemic). The article discusses the Augustine’s explanation of the Vocabulary on prayer in 1 Tim 2: 1-9 obsecrationes, orationes, postulationes, gratiarum actiones, as it is explained in Augustine’s ep. 149, giving the exegetical background of the texts, and the Augustinian interpretation. Finally it presents the prayer of gratiarum actio, as a clue to understand Christian prayer.

The article deals with the prayer of Jesus in Gethsemane, as presented by St. Augustine in the Enarrationes in Psalmos and in the Sermones de sanctis. An exegetical introduction of the New Testament texts of the prayer of Jesus in Gethsemane is offered, as well as the pre-Augustinian patristic tradition, highlighting the various points that Augustine’s previous Fathers of the Church underlined in the Prayer of Jesus in Gethsemane. It later discusses Augustine’s Texts where He addresses this topic, highlighting particularly the ecclesiological interpretation of the Bishop of Hippo.

Al centrar su atención en Dios y en el hombre, con frecuencia Agustín nos ofrece su relación recíproca al nivel axiológico. La teoría agustiniana de los valores comporta un razonamiento filosófico y teológico a la vez. En la intersección de estos dos elementos se encuentra el problema de la jerarquía de los bienes y en el fondo podemos descubrir el teocentrismo agustiniano. En el pensamiento del obispo de Hipona, podemos distinguir un triple teocentrismo teleológico, que se completan y explican recíprocamente.

El estudio del sentimiento de culpabilidad en la conversión de san Agustín requiere una especial atención, tanto por la importancia que en sí mismo encierra, como por la particular significación que adquiere en él. La «confesión» de Agustín implica la alabanza a Dios y la confesión de sus pecados. Encierra en sí, junto a la dimensión teológica del problema, otros aspectos de orden psicológico que quisiéramos resaltar aquí. No sería justo reducir el estudio de la culpabilidad religiosa a sus dimensiones psicológicas; pero tampoco lo sería si olvidásemos su significación. La culpabilidad religosa se realiza dentro de las dimensiones humanas de la persona. Dividimos el tema en dos apartados: en el primero presentamos, muy esquemáticamente, algunos aspectos generales de la culpabilidad psicológica; en el segundo, estudiamos más concretamente las diferencias entre los aspectos psicológicos de la culpabilidad y los valores religiosos de la misma en general y en san Agustín en particular.