Essays on Augustine

Aurelius Augustinus 13 November 354

28 August 430

Theologian, philosopher, and the bishop of Hippo Regius in Numidia, Roman North Africa

• Confessions
• On Christian Doctrine
• On the Trinity
• The City of God

13 November 354 – 28 August 430

St. Augustine was the bishop of Hippo (now Annaba, Algeria) from 396 to 430. A renowned theologian and prolific writer, he was also a skilled preacher and rhetorician. He is one of the Latin Fathers of the Church and, in Roman Catholicism, is formally recognized as a doctor of the church.

Confessions, On Christian Doctrine, On the Trinity, The City of God

Augustinianism is the philosophical and theological system of Augustine of Hippo and its subsequent development by other thinkers. It includes the ideas of Platonic realism, Filioque, Original sin, Free will, Augustinian predestination, Gift of perseverance, Just war theory, Absence of good, Divine illumination, etc.

St. Augustine is perhaps the most significant Christian thinker after St. Paul. He adapted Classical thought to Christian teaching and created a powerful theological system of lasting influence. He also shaped the practice of biblical exegesis and helped lay the foundation for much of medieval and modern Christian thought.

“The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page.”
“To fall in love with God is the greatest romance; to seek him the greatest adventure; to find him, the greatest human achievement.”
“Right is right even if no one is doing it; wrong is wrong even if everyone is doing it.”