A Select Library of the Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers of the Christian Church, Vol. 2 (St. Augustin's City of God and Christian Doctrine) By Augustine of Hippo
Aurelius Augustinus Hipponensis in English Augustine of Hippo also known as St Augustine St Austin was bishop of Hippo Regius present day Annaba Algeria He was a Latin philosopher and theologian from the Africa Province of the Roman Empire and is generally considered as one of the greatest Christian thinkers of all times His writings were very influential in the development of Western Christianity According to his contemporary Jerome Augustine established anew the ancient Faith In his early years he was heavily influenced by Manichaeism and afterward by the Neo Platonism of Plotinus After his conversion to Christianity and his baptism in 387 Augustine developed his own approach to philosophy and theology accommodating a v Aurelius Augustinus Hipponensis in English Augustine of Hippo also known as St Augustine St Austin was bishop of Hippo Regius present day Annaba Algeria He was a Latin philosopher and theologian from the Africa Province of the Roman Empire and is generally considered as one of the greatest Christian thinkers of all times His writings were very influential in the development of Western Christianity According to his contemporary Jerome Augustine established anew the ancient Faith In his early years he was heavily influenced by Manichaeism and afterward by the Neo Platonism of Plotinus After his conversion to Christianity and his baptism in 387 Augustine developed his own approach to philosophy and theology accommodating a variety of methods and different perspectives He believed that the grace of Christ was indispensable to human freedom and he framed the concepts of original sin and just war When the Western Roman Empire was starting to disintegrate Augustine developed the concept of the Catholic Church as a spiritual City of God in a book of the same name distinct from the material Earthly City His thoughts profoundly influenced the medieval worldview Augustine s City of God was closely identified with the Church the community that worshiped the Trinity In the Catholic Church and the Anglican Communion he is a saint and pre eminent Doctor of the Church Many Protestants especially Calvinists consider him to be one of the theological fathers of the Protestant Reformation due to his teaching on salvation and divine grace In the Eastern Orthodox Church he is also considered a saint He carries the additional title of Blessed Among the Orthodox he is called Blessed Augustine or St Augustine the Blessed site_link Santo Agostinho site_link A Select Library of the Nicene and Post Nicene Fathers of the Christian Church Vol 2 St Augustin s City of God and Christian Doctrine About this title This volume contains St Augustine s famous work on political philosophy City of God and On Christian Doctrine A complete table of contents for the City of God which is too long to be included here A Select Library of the Nicene and Post Nicene Fathers of the Christian Church Vol 2 St Augustin s City of God and Christian Doctrine
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