Augustine was perhaps the greatest of the early church fathers.

According to Henry Paolucci, "It has been said that St. Augustine is, from the standpoint of doctrine and depth of spiritual experience, the great ecumenical saint of Christianity."

Luther and Calvin both relied on Augustine for doctrinal support. This volume contains four of Augustine's pieces:

• On Christian Doctrine.
  
  • Book 1: "The author divides his work into two parts, one relating to the discovery, the other to the expression, of the true sense of Scripture" (p. 7).
  • Book 2: "Having completed his exposition of things, the author now proceeds to discuss the subject of signs" (p. 34).
  • Book 3: "The author, having discussed in the preceding book the method of dealing with unknown signs, goes on in this third book to treat of ambiguous signs" (p. 80).
  • Book 4: "Passing to the second part of his work, that which treats of expression, the author premises that it is no part of his intention to write a treatise on the laws of rhetoric" (p. 120).

• The Enchiridion of Augustine, Addressed to Laurentius; Being a Treatise on Faith, Hope, and Love. "Laurentius having asked Augustine to furnish him with a handbook of Christian doctrine, containing in brief compass answers to several questions which he had proposed, Augustine shows him that these questions can be fully answered by any one who knows the proper objects of faith, hope, and love" (p. 175).

• Treatise on the Catechising of the Uninstructed. "At the request of a deacon of Carthage, Augustine undertakes the task of teaching the art of catechising" (p. 263).

• Treatise On Faith and the Creed. This item "constitutes an exposition of the several clauses of the so-called Apostles' Creed" (p. 339).

Includes a subject index and a Scripture index.