Early Church · 354–430
Augustine of Hippo
Augustine's works shaped Western Christian thought about grace, sin, time, pastoral responsibility, and the life of the church. The site's existing Early Church Fathers volumes provide historical translations and context. Modern translations may be copyrighted even though the original Latin is ancient.
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