c. 325 – 636 AD

Augustine of Hippo

354 – 430 AD

Hippo (modern Annaba, Algeria)

Overview

The most influential theologian in Western history. Defined the doctrines of Original Sin, Grace, and Predestination.

Wrote Confessions (first autobiography) and City of God (philosophy of history).

Spiritual autobiography.

A Christian philosophy of history.

Guide to interpreting Scripture.

Arguments against Pelagianism.

If The City of God is too long (1,000+ pages), read this. The only time Augustine summarized his entire theology into a short, pocket-sized handbook.

Written when he was young, this book contains his famous solution to the 'Problem of Evil' (i.e., God is not the author of sin; free will is).

See what Augustine of Hippo wrote about Scripture. Open any book in the Bible reader and switch to the Commentary tab to find their insights.

The shapers of Western Catholicism and Protestantism.

11 Church Fathers in this era

Part of The Golden Age: Latin (Western) Fathers