University of Isfahan Comparative Theology 2008-9651 9 19 2018 10 27 Comparative Study of Anthropology Ayatollah Motahari and S.T Augustine Comparative Study of Anthropology Ayatollah Motahari and S.T Augustine 79 90 23033 10.22108/coth.2018.80082.0 FA Mohammad Ali Tavana Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, Shiraz University, Iran S. Sakine Ghorbi Department of Political Science, Yaz University, Yad, Iran Journal Article 2014 09 10 Man is a complex puzzle that the greater part of his nature and extent is unknown. Hence, anthropology is one of the main concerns of thinkers, whst in the world of Christendom and islam, and what the old testament and new testament, and definition of man have been cornstone of political and social order. Based on these, this article investigates concept of man with two prominent Christian and muslim thinkers –S.t Augustine and Ayatollah Motahari. It seems, the issue of being or human existence was the intellectual concerns of both thinkers. It means that both thinkers looking at human from the perspective of ontological. That was the reason that, the article compared concept of man with these two thinkers and clear the similarities and differences of their view. The article uses the method qualitative content analysis for the purpose.That was the reason that, the article compared concept of man with these two thinkers and clear the similarities and differences of their view. The article uses the method qualitative content analysis for the purpose.<br /> KeyWords: Human, Antropology, Islam, Christendom, Motahari, Augustine. Man is a complex puzzle that the greater part of his nature and extent is unknown. Hence, anthropology is one of the main concerns of thinkers, whst in the world of Christendom and islam, and what the old testament and new testament, and definition of man have been cornstone of political and social order. Based on these, this article investigates concept of man with two prominent Christian and muslim thinkers –S.t Augustine and Ayatollah Motahari. It seems, the issue of being or human existence was the intellectual concerns of both thinkers. It means that both thinkers looking at human from the perspective of ontological. That was the reason that, the article compared concept of man with these two thinkers and clear the similarities and differences of their view. The article uses the method qualitative content analysis for the purpose.That was the reason that, the article compared concept of man with these two thinkers and clear the similarities and differences of their view. The article uses the method qualitative content analysis for the purpose.<br /> KeyWords: Human, Antropology, Islam, Christendom, Motahari, Augustine. https://coth.ui.ac.ir/article_23033_2a86cda5f54978f446dd1e7988c707b9.pdf