Wizja monarchii i porządku społecznego w teologii politycznej św. Augustyna z Hippony

Abstrakt

The text deals with the main themes of St. Augustine important from the perspective of the
idea of monarchism. The most important thread taken up in the text is based on the novelty
that Christian philosophy brought to thinking about the role of monarchy in the political community.
This new dimension can be called soteriological, which means based on the category of
salvation that complements the classic category of the common good. The role of the monarch
in the Christian paradigm is therefore not only to strive for the good of the community, but also
for the salvation of its members. Discussion of the thoughts of St. Augustine in the monarchist
context is important because he begins a new discourse of Christian political philosophy, which
will be developed throughout the entire Middle Ages.