On Christian Doctrine

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On Christian Doctrine Augustine of Hippo translated by Rev. Professor J. F. Shaw

On Christian Doctrine (Latin: De Doctrina Christiana) is the primary theological text written by St. Augustine of Hippo. It consists of four books which describe how to interpret and teach the Scriptures, the first three of which were published in 397 and the fourth added in 426. By writing this text, St. Augustine set three tasks on Christian teachers and preachers: to discover the truth in the contents of the Scriptures, to teach the truth from the Scriptures, and to defend scriptural truth when it was attacked.— Excerpted from On Christian Doctrine on Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

[edit] Contents

• Introductory Note by the Editor
• Preface
• Book I
• Book II
• Book III
• Book IV