The Enchiridion On Faith, Hope And Love

Reprint Of EditionFull Facsimile Of The Original Edition, Not Reproduced With Optical Recognition Software edited With ANew Introduction By Henry Paolucci And With An Historical Analysis By Adolph Von Harnack.  Augustine Recounts That He Wrote This Book At The Request Of The Person To Whom IAddressed It, That He Might Have AWork Of Mine Which Should Never Be Out Of His Hands, Such As The Greeks Call An Enchiridion handbookThere IThink IHave?carefully Treated The Manner In Which God Is To Be Worshipped, Which Knowledge Divine Scripture Defines To Be The True Wisdom Of Man.  The Work Is Alternatively Titled, Faith, Hope, And Charity, Or The EnchiridionIt Is ACompact Treatise On Christian Piety, Written In Response To ARequest By An Otherwise Unknown Person, Named Laurentius, Shortly After The Death Of Saint Jerome In It Is Intended As AModel For Christian Instruction Or CatechesisAs The Title Indicates, The Work Is Organized According To The Three Graces Necessary For The Christian Worship Of God: Faith, Hope And LoveUnder Faith, Augustine Explains The Use Of The Apostles, Creed, In Teaching Christian Doctrine And In Refuting HeresiesUnder Hope, He Briefly Explains The Lord,s Prayer As AModel Of Christian PrayerThe Final Part Is ADiscourse On Christian Love Or Charity. 
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