Faith, Hope, and Love (Journal Edition)

by Saint Augustine

Overview

"Thus it is that love is not without hope, hope is not without love, and neither hope nor love are without faith." St. Augustine
St. Augustine’s Faith, Hope, and Love is a short, insightful treatise on the proper way to worship God. In thirty-three small chapters that follow 1 Corinthians 13, Augustine's description of true worship covers all the major ideas of the Christian religion. Written sometime after AD 420, less than a decade before he died, it contains some of his most mature reflections on Christian doctrines. Those looking to understand the proper way to worship and those interested in a brief encapsulation of Augustine’s teaching should look no further than this classic work. Presented in a special journal edition, Faith, Hope, and Love encourages readers to record their impressions and prayers.
 

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781629119281
Publisher:	Whitaker House
Publication date:	02/06/2018
Pages:	176
Product dimensions:	5.00(w) x 7.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Aurelius Augustinus (354-430), better known as Saint Augustine, was born to poor parents, Patricius and Monica, in the small town of Tagaste in Numidia, North Africa. Despite his mother’s pious influence, Augustine embarked on several years of wild living when he began his education at the University of Carthage. During this time, he fathered a child and adopted the Manichean faith, a sect whose followers professed to have received from their founder a higher truth than from Christ. After years of seeking and eventual disillusionment with the Manichean ways, Augustine acknowledged Jesus as Lord during a dramatic garden conversion. He was baptized the following year and became an ascetic—studying the foundations of faith, writing (chiefly against his former sect), and conversing with a group of disciples, first at Rome and then in his native town. During a visit to Hippo near his hometown he entered the priesthood, and in 395 became Bishop of Hippo, an office he held until his death. He is known for his literary accomplishments, chiefly The City of God and The Confessions, as well as for his patient pastoral leadership in the Catholic Church.
 

Table of Contents

About the Author 9

About the Work 12

1 The Occasion and Purpose of This "Manual" 14

2 The Creed and the Lord's Prayer as Guides to the Interpretation of the Theological Virtues of Faith, Hope, and Love 19

3 God the Creator of All, and the Goodness of All Creation 23

4 The Problem of Evil 26

5 The Kinds and Degrees of Error 31

6 The Problem of Lying 35

7 Disputed Questions about the Limits of Knowledge and Certainty in Various Matters 40

8 The Plight of Man after the Fall 46

9 The Replacement of the Fallen Angels by Elect Men; The Necessity of Grace 50

10 Jesus Christ the Mediator 57

11 The Incarnation as Prime Example of the Action of God's Grace 61

12 The Role of the Holy Spirit 64

13 Baptism and Original Sin 68

14 The Mysteries of Christ's Mediatorial Work and Justification 74

15 The Holy Spirit and the Church 82

16 Problems about Heavenly and Earthly Divisions of the Church 87

17 Forgiveness of Sins in the Church 91

18 Faith and Works 95

19 Almsgiving and Forgiveness 101

20 Spiritual Almsgiving 106

21 Problems of Casuistry 111

22 The Two Causes of Sin 116

23 The Reality of the Resurrection 119

24 The Solution to Present Spiritual Enigmas to Be Awaited in the Life of the World to Come 127

25 Predestination and the Justice of God 132

26 The Triumph of God's Sovereign Good Will 137

27 Limits of God's Plan for Human Salvation 141

28 The Destiny of Man 144

29 The Last Things 149

30 The Principles of Christian Living: Faith and Hope 154

31 Love 157

32 The End of All the Law 162

33 Conclusion 165