Key points of the moral teaching of St. Augustine

Abstract

Reflections of Saint Augustine’s teachings on moral issues fitinto the tradition of eudaimonistic ethics, the aim of which is the search for and achievement of happiness. Man can achieve this happiness only in union with God, who is his highest good. Man achieves this goal thanks to obedience to Gods’s law, in which the human will, guided by sanctifying grace, is able to overcome the negative effects of original sin and live with love, which is the dominant force in doing good. These fundamental assumptions of St. Augustine applies to all dimensions of human life.