How was augustine influenced by neoplatonism? consider: which neoplatonic ideas did augustine borrow and express in book xi of confessions? your answer should be at least 150 words.

Neoplatonic philosophy exerted a great influence on the intellectual formation of Augustine, consolidating his conversion to Christianity. Augustine as a thinker seized as much of the concepts of this movement as possible to create a "Christian philosophy" of his own and to explain it

Augustine was influenced by Neoplatonism because he saw this philosophy as a doctrine capable of helping the Christian faith to become aware of its own internal structure and to defend itself with rational arguments, elaborating itself as theology.

"b"

hine was able to receive a high school and college education.

i think it may be b, i'm not exactly too sure on this. but b seems to make more sense.