Handbook on Faith, Hope, and Love

Saint Augustine

Translated by Albert C. Outler

This book is a brief handbook or enchiridion on the proper mode of serving God, through Faith, Hope, and Love.

Contents

Title Page

1. The Occasion and Purpose of this "Manual"

2. The Creed and the Lord's Prayer as Guides to the Interpretation of the Theological Virtues of Faith, Hope, and Love

3. God the Creator of All; and the Goodness of All Creation

4. The Problem of Evil

5. The Kinds and Degrees of Error

6. The Problem of Lying

7. Disputed Questions about the Limits of Knowledge and Certainty in Various Matters

8. The Plight of Man After the Fall

9. The Replacement of the Fallen Angels By Elect Men (28-30); The Necessity of Grace (30-32)

10. Jesus Christ the Mediator

11. The Incarnation as Prime Example of the Action of God's Grace

12. The Role of the Holy Spirit

13. Baptism and Original Sin

14. The Mysteries of Christ's Mediatorial Work (48-49) and Justification (50-55)

15. The Holy Spirit (56) and the Church (57-60)

16. Problems About Heavenly and Earthly Divisions of the Church

17. Forgiveness of Sins in the Church

18. Faith and Works

19. Almsgiving and Forgiveness

20. Spiritual Almsgiving

21. Problems of Casuistry

22. The Two Causes of Sin

23. The Reality of the Resurrection

24. The Solution to Present Spiritual Enigmas to Be Awaited in the Life of the World To Come

25. Predestination and the Justice of God

26. The Triumph of God's Sovereign Good Will

27. Limits of God's Plan for Human Salvation

28. The Destiny of Man

29. "The Last Things"

30. The Principles of Christian Living: Faith and Hope

31. Love

32. The End of All the Law

33. Conclusion