If St. Augustine may be taken to break radically with the Classical notion of the state, St.

If St. Augustine may be taken to break radically with the Classical notion of the state, St. Thomas Aquinas may be looked upon as attempting to integrate parts of that tradition within a Christian world view. Discuss. What are the elements of continuity between the political theories of St. Augustine and St. Thomas Aquinas? In what ways do their political theories differ.