St. Augustin
historical figure · 2 works · 2 mentions · 3 anchored passages
Augustine
in the texts
An Essay on Crimes and Punishments
Augustine of Hippo, cited as having opposed the cruelty of torture used to extract confessions.
Augustin opposed such cruelty.
The Rights of War and Peace
Church father cited as an interpretive authority on scripture and on clemency in judgment.
Augustin, addressing Count Marcellinus, says, “O Christian Judge, fulfil the office of a pious father.
Christ himself, the spring, from whence all the power of the church was derived, and whose life is the model for the church to follow, said, his kingdom was not of this world, that is, was not of the same nature, with other kingdoms, otherwise, like the rest of sovereigns, he would have maintained his authority by the power of the sword.