De urbis excidio de San Agustín: razón y revelación en la comprensión de un acontecimiento histórico

this article aims to investigate the relationship between faith and reason in the thought of saint augustine. the key question guiding the study is how to articulate this relationship, starting from the historical fact of rome's devastation contained in the sermon de urbis excidio. thus, the faith-reason relationship is the answer which, in the end, refers to the insecurity of finite existence, which besets the human mind with uncertainties and questions. this investigation is divided into five parts: receiving the news, the character of the event, the question, meaning and communication.