The Christian Philosophy of Saint Augustine

By Étienne Gilson The Christian Philosophy of Saint Augustine Augustine of Hippo recognizes that philosophia, love of wisdom, begins with faith and then moves gradually and by grace into an understanding of that faith. Following Augustine’s profound understanding and expositions of the Trinity and the Incarnation, creation and original sin, nature and grace, freedom and desire, and the human person as the imago dei, Gilson shows the rich philosophical themes which recur throughout the Augustinian oeuvre. An ideal companion volume to Gilson’s renowned The Spirit of Medieval Philosophy, The Christian Philosophy of Saint Augustine is a comprehensive map to that vast and intricate world of Augustinian thought which has enriched the history of philosophical and theological endeavor. “A philosophy which aims to be a true love of wisdom must begin with faith, and it will become the understanding of that faith.… This is what Augustine calls Christian philosophy…” (Étienne Gilson) Étienne Gilso