Augustine of Hippo's Philosophy

Augustine of Hippo's philosophical writings develop questions about human life within the Christian faith of late antiquity. Confessions combines autobiographical recollection with prayer and reflection on memory, time, and the restless movement of desire. The City of God considers earthly society and sacred history in relation to the different loves that order human communities. Across these and other writings, discussions of will, evil, grace, and truth join careful argument to scriptural interpretation. Augustine's prose moves between intimate address and extended inquiry, giving questions of belief and moral responsibility both a personal and a communal scale.