Love according to Augustine

Be a lover and do as you wish, and if you remain silent, do so out of love; and if you shout, do so out of love; and if you refrain from punishment, do so out of love. - Augustine. Hannah Arendt chose, despite her passion for Greek philosophy, to focus in her thesis on the concept of love in the Western Christian Church father's perspective and how this love, primarily based on physical desire, must transform into spiritual love, dedicating the soul to God alone, because He is the only eternal and lasting one. And to achieve this goal, one must rely on goodness and grace, and avoid greed, greediness, and lust.