Issue 15 St. Augustine

Introduction to this issue on Augustine of Hippo.

Fascinating facts about Augustine and his times.

Randall Petersen presents an overview of the great saint's life, from small-town hijinks to empire-moving ideas and encounters.

Chronology of events related to Augustine of Hippo.

Who was who in Augustine’ world.

Before anybody had heard of bestselling autobiographies, Augustine wrote one.

Augustine and stolen fruit.

To Carthage then I came Burning burning burning burning . . .

Augustine tells of the moment he finally let go and let God.

Human destiny is not shaped by lifeless stars.

Augustine’s timeless classic about the timeless city.

Augustine’s Christian philosophy of history.

Augustine on teachers and teaching.

Augustine battled a succession of “isms” or schisms: first Manichacism, then Donatism, then Pelagiariism.

A Handbook for “Earthy” Christian Living

In an official statement issued in 1986, on the 1,600th anniversary of Augustine’s conversion to Christ, Pope John Paul II spoke about the influence of this 5th-century great, parts of whose legacy are still claimed today by millions of Catholics and Protestants alike.

How important are Augustine’s relics?

A sermon answering certain heresies.

Resources for further study of Augustine.