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The Christian Church has no shortage of revered figures and saints, but it is difficult to find one that had a more decisive impact on the course of the Church's history than Augustine of Hippo. Augustine was a bishop of Hippo Regius in Africa, but his works, sermons and writings... Read Full Overview

It is laid down at the outset that the customs of the holy life of the Church should be referred to the chief good of man, that is, God. We must seek after God with supreme affection; and this doctrine is supported in the Catholic Church by the authority of both Testaments. The... Read Full Overview

Augustine, the man with upturned eye, with pen in the left hand, and a burning heart in the right (as he is usually represented), is a philosophical and theological genius of the first order, towering like a pyramid above his age, and looking down commandingly upon succeeding... Read Full Overview

The Morals of the Catholic Church is a book written by Saint Augustine, a renowned theologian and philosopher of the early Christian Church. The book is a comprehensive treatise on the ethical teachings of the Catholic Church, covering a wide range of topics such as sin, virtue,... Read Full Overview

It is laid down at the outset that the customs of the holy life of the Church should be referred to the chief good of man, that is, God. We must seek after God with supreme affection; and this doctrine is supported in the Catholic Church by the authority of both Testaments... Read Full Overview

The Morals of the Catholic Church is a book written by Saint Augustine, one of the most influential Christian theologians and philosophers of the early Church. It is a treatise on the moral teachings of the Catholic Church, covering topics such as sin, grace, virtue, and free... Read Full Overview

""The Morals of the Catholic Church"" is a book written by Saint Augustine, a renowned philosopher and theologian of the early Christian Church. The book is a comprehensive treatise on the moral teachings of the Catholic Church, covering a wide range of topics such as the nature... Read Full Overview