St. Augustine (354-430 C.E.), originally named Aurelius Augustinus, was the Catholic bishop of Hippo in northern Africa. During the time of St. Augustine, Rome was being destroyed by barbarian. There was great conflict between Christians and Pagans. The conflict between Pagans and Christians shaped St. Augustine's political ideology. It is important to note that St. Augustine was not a political philosopher and was not interested in politics, however, St. Augustine felt compelled to defended the proper role of Church and the State. The reason St. Augustine was even writing about politics is due to the fact he was responding to the Pagan detractors. The Pagans blamed Christians for Rome many problems and St. Augustine's political writings were
