According to The New Encyclopædia Britannica, Augustine’s “mind was the crucible in which the religion of the New Testament was most completely fused with the Platonic tradition of Greek philosophy; and it was also the means by which the product of this fusion was transmitted to the Christendoms of medieval Roman Catholicism and Renaissance Protestantism. ”
” The New Encyclopædia Britannica ” sõnul oli Augustinuse ” mõistus.. nagu katel, kus Uue Testamendi religioon segunes täielikult kreeka filosoofia platonistliku traditsiooniga; selle kaudu kandus saadud sulam keskaja roomakatoliiklusse ja renessansiaja protestantismi ”.