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St. Augustine

Handbook On Faith Hope And Love

St. Augustine

Augustine's theological handbook examining the three cardinal Christian virtues of faith, hope, and love through exposition of the Creed and the Lord's Prayer. He demonstrates how these virtues relate to Christian belief, expectation of future glory, and the centrality of love in the life of faith.

33 Chapters

Table of Contents

1 CHAPTER I. The Occasion and Purpose of this |Manual| 2 CHAPTER II. The Creed and the Lord's Prayer as Guides to the Interpretation of the Theological Virtues of Faith, Hope, and Love 3 CHAPTER III. God the Creator of All; and the Goodness of All Creation 4 CHAPTER IV. The Problem of Evil 5 CHAPTER V. The Kinds and Degrees of Error 6 CHAPTER VI. The Problem of Lying 7 CHAPTER VII. Disputed Questions about the Limits of Knowledge and Certainty in Various Matters 8 CHAPTER VIII. The Plight of Man After the Fall 9 CHAPTER IX. The Replacement of the Fallen Angels By Elect Men (28-30); The Necessity of Grace (30-32) 10 CHAPTER X. Jesus Christ the Mediator 11 CHAPTER XI. The Incarnation as Prime Example of the Action of God's Grace 12 CHAPTER XII. The Role of the Holy Spirit 13 CHAPTER XIII. Baptism and Original Sin 14 CHAPTER XIV. The Mysteries of Christ's Mediatorial Work (48-49) and Justification (50-55) 15 CHAPTER XV. The Holy Spirit (56) and the Church (57-60) 16 CHAPTER XVI. Problems About Heavenly and Earthly Divisions of the Church 17 CHAPTER XVII. Forgiveness of Sins in the Church 18 CHAPTER XVIII : Faith and Works 19 CHAPTER XIX. Almsgiving and Forgiveness 20 CHAPTER XX. Spiritual Almsgiving 21 CHAPTER XXI. Problems of Casuistry 22 CHAPTER XXII. The Two Causes of Sin 23 CHAPTER XXIII. The Reality of the Resurrection 24 CHAPTER XXIV. The Solution to Present Spiritual Enigmas to Be Awaited in the Life of the World To Come 25 CHAPTER XXV. Predestination and the Justice of God 26 CHAPTER XXVI. The Triumph of God's Sovereign Good Will 27 CHAPTER XXVII. Limits of God's Plan for Human Salvation 28 CHAPTER XXVIII. The Destiny of Man 29 CHAPTER XXIX. |The Last Things| 30 CHAPTER XXX. The Principles of Christian Living: Faith and Hope 31 CHAPTER XXXI. Love 32 CHAPTER XXXII. The End of All the Law 33 CHAPTER XXXIII. Conclusion

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