⁴⁴Pointingtobiblical propheciesregardingtrib-ulations,he wasableto integrate presentmaladiesintoaChristianhistoricalhori-zon,withoutgivingup its propheticdimension.⁴⁵Thedisturbingelements of historyCf. Aug., civ. 5.19:“Butif thosewhoare endowed withtruereligionandlive good livesknowthe...