Who is Saint Augustine and what are the two of his major works?

What will be an ideal response?

St Augustine of Hippo (354–430 CE) would prove to be an able apologist for the Christian faith. In his Confessions (Reading 8.6a and b), he provides us with the first autobiography. He relates his movement from a dissolute youth to a more reflective philosophical quest through Manicheanism to his eventual conversion. In City of God (Reading 8.7a and b), Augustine introduces two parallel cities: the “city of God” and the “earthly city”; not every member of the church is a member of the city of God. Only God ultimately knows who has membership in the city of God. Membership in these cities is determined by one’s love—love of self (earthly city) or love of God (heavenly city). Augustine wrote this work in defense of Christianity from the charge that Rome’s rejection of paganism led to its decline. According to Augustine, its decline was inevitable as it was built on the fragile goods of glory and fame.