Saint Augustine of Hippo

by Kelley, Joseph T.

• ISBN13: 9781594732829
• ISBN10: 1594732825
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-05-01
• Publisher: Ingram Pub Services

Summary

Augustine of Hippo (354¿430), priest, bishop, and theologian, is one of the most important figures in the development of Western Christianity. He is known as much for his long interior struggle that ended with conversion and baptism at age thirty-two as for his influential teachings on human will, original sin, and the theology of just war. Cherished as a model for the pursuit of a life of spiritual grace and criticized for his theory of predestination, Augustine is recognized as a living expression of the passion to understand and communicate the deeper meanings of human experience. With fresh translations drawn from Augustine¿s voluminous writings and probing facing-page commentary, Augustinian scholar Dr. Joseph Kelley provides insight into the mind and heart of this foundational Christian figure. Kelley illustrates how Augustine¿s keen intellect, rhetorical skill, and passionate faith reshaped the theological language and dogmatic debates of early Christianity. He explores the stormy religious arguments and political upheavals of the fifth century, Augustine¿s controversial teachings on predestination, sexuality, and marriage, and the deep undercurrents of Augustine¿s spiritual quest that still inspire Christians today.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. ix
Introduction	p. xiii
A Note on the Translation	p. xliii
The Journey of Faith	p. 1
Unquiet Hearts	p. 3
Keep On Moving	p. 5
Searching Minds	p. 7
Faith Seeking Understanding	p. 9
Doubt and Skepticism	p. 13
The Will to Believe	p. 15
Give Me Chastity-But Not Yet	p. 17
The Will to Power	p. 21
The Divided Will	p. 23
Through Sin to Grace	p. 27
The Devil Made Me Do It	p. 29
Our Sins Are Our Own	p. 33
Original Sin	p. 37
The Disorder in Sin	p. 41
The Nature of Evil	p. 45
Paralysis of Will	p. 51
Saved by Grace: The Pelagian Controversy	p. 55
Give What You Command	p. 59
Conversion	p. 63
Predestination	p. 65
Reconsideration	p. 67
Intent upon God	p. 69
Knowing God	p. 71
Loving God	p. 77
God as Trinity	p. 81
Jesus Christ	p. 85
The Holy Spirit	p. 91
Loving One Another	p. 97
Friendship	p. 101
Community	p. 109
The Church	p. 113
The Donatists	p. 121
The Sacraments	p. 127
Ministry	p. 131
Prayer	p. 137
While in the World	p. 143
Creation	p. 145
Concupiscence	p. 151
Marriage	p. 159
Women	p. 165
Politics	p. 171
Justice	p. 177
War	p. 187
Peace	p. 195
Death	p. 203
Suggestions for Further Study	p. 211
Index of Texts	p. 213
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