The relationship between religion and science is considered a controversial topic for Western European philosophy in Middle Ages. A number of philosophical theologians including Augustino mentioned this issue. Within this brief research paper, the author clarifies Augustino’s definition of relationship between religion and science in three aspects: The purposes of true religion and true science; Dialectic between faith and reason - the basis of relationship between religion and science; The correlation between philosophy and theology, religion and science. | HNUE JOURNAL OF SCIENCE Social Sciences 2020 Volume 64 Issue 4D pp. 62-67 This paper is available online at http RELIGION AND SCIENCE IN AUGUSTINO S IDEOLOGY Vu Thi Hai Faculty of Philosophy Hanoi National University of Education Abstract. The relationship between religion and science is considered a controversial topic for Western European philosophy in Middle Ages. A number of philosophical theologians including Augustino mentioned this issue. Within this brief research paper the author clarifies Augustino s definition of relationship between religion and science in three aspects The purposes of true religion and true science Dialectic between faith and reason - the basis of relationship between religion and science The correlation between philosophy and theology religion and science. Keywords religion and science reason and faith theology and philosophy Augustino philosophy Augustino s ideology. 1. Introduction Religion are the oldest cultural phenomenon of the humankind. There appeared the definition that restriction of knowledge is seen as one of the major reasons resulting in long- lasting existence of religion as an obstacle for the development of scientific knowledge. Limitations of knowledge related to natural and social phenomena drove people to believe in existence of mystical forces directing all things. For a long time humankind depended on sacred forces to explain all ins and outs of living things. Currently thanks to quick development of science and bright achievements in a quantity of fields laws of the world have been discovered the phenomena considered as mystical have become self-evident and explicit. It is thought that it is the reason for the end of belief and religion however historical reality proved the opposite. Religion not only remains existence but also develops quickly together with the development of human civilization. The fact makes us remember Einstein s theoretical point - a modern physician father of relativity .
