Augustine had realized that God is the agent at work behind the scenes in the vicissitudes of human lives, prodding and urging humans into Christian maturity. In his own writings Kierkegaard would remain committed to the notion of divine guidance and even divine governance. Here again he was reflecting the consensus view of Augustine as the theologian who had underscored most forcefully the need for divine help. Kierkegaard also tended to side more with Augustine than with Pelagius on the subject of free will. In general, he appreciated Augustine’s efforts to deflate all grandiose claims about
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