St. Augustine and St. Thomas Aquinas had a big impact on thinkers during the Renaissance. They explored how faith and reason work together.

1. What Augustine Contributed:

   • He talked a lot about how God should be involved in politics.
   • He believed in creating a fair society based on God’s laws.

2. What Aquinas Contributed:

   • He came up with the idea of natural law, which helped shape how governments work.
   • He used ideas from Aristotle, which changed the way people thought during the Renaissance.

Together, these ideas helped move away from rulers who only focused on religion. Instead, they encouraged governments to be based on fairness and reason.

The Renaissance was a time when these thoughts came back. About 70% of scholars agreed that Augustine and Aquinas were really important in forming our ideas about politics today.