HSM · Church Fathers
Augustine of Hippo
Shaped Western reflection on grace, the church, and human desire through pastoral and theological writing.
Profile
- Role
- Bishop & Latin theologian
- Approximate period
- 354–430
- Region
- Roman North Africa; Hippo Regius
- Major writings
- Confessions; City of God; On Christian Teaching; On the Trinity
Relationship to Scripture
Connects interpretation with love of God and neighbor, using both close reading and figurative interpretation.
An educational profile. Consult the identified works and their editorial introductions before attributing quotations or claiming agreement across early Christian writers.
Sources and Further Investigation
CCEL — Early Church Fathers collections
A collection for further investigation; this profile does not claim that every listed work appears in it.