# Saint Augustine — The Varieties of Religious Experience character guide

> Saint Augustine in The Varieties of Religious Experience by William James.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Saint Augustine, Augustine

**First appearance:** 0012-lecture-ix-conversion

## Who they are

Early Christian theologian whose conversion is a classic example.

## In the story

### [Lectures IV and V: The Religion of Healthy-Mindedness](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_varieties_of_religious_experience_se/chapters/lectures-iv-and-v-the-religion-of-healthy-mindedness)

His maxim 'Dilige et quod vis fac' is quoted in relation to antinomian tendencies.

### [Lecture VIII: The Divided Self, and the Process of Its Unification](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_varieties_of_religious_experience_se/chapters/lecture-viii-the-divided-self-and-the-process-of-its-unification)

Classic example of the divided self and religious conversion.

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