“Fr. Seraphim titled this essay, ‘The Place of Blessed Augustine in the Orthodox Church.’ He called it this because there are those today who wish to exclude Augustine altogether from the company of the Church Fathers—a novel development, to say the least! Some writers boldly—and without justification (other than their own opinion)—call him a ‘heretic’ and unfairly ascribe to him almost every subsequent error of Latin and Protestant Christendom. Fr. Seraphim, on the other hand, wanted nothing more than to give a sense of Orthodox perspective to this issue, explaining to those who seemed not to know that Blessed Augustine does indeed have a proper ‘place’ in the Church—not, to be sure, among the great Fathers, but nonetheless a position of well-deserved recognition by other Holy Fathers.” —“PREFACE”
CONTENTS
Preface by Fr. Alexey Young A Brief Life of Blessed Augustine of Hippo Introduction I. The Place of Blessed Augustine in the Orthodox Church II. The Controversy over Grace and Free Will III. The Doctrine of Predestination IV. Opinions in Fifth-century Gaul V. Sixth-century Opinion, East and West VI. The Ninth Century, St. Photius the Great VII. Later Centuries: St. Mark of Ephesus VIII. The Opinion of Blessed Augustine in Modern Times IX. A Note on the Contemporary Detractors of Blessed Augustine APPENDICES: I. Letters of Fr. Seraphim Rose Concerning Blessed Augustine II. The Heart of Blessed Augustine III. Standard Description of Blessed Augustine IV. Service to Blessed Augustine Index
Item Number: BKP523 Publication Data: Platina, CA: St. Herman of Alaska Brotherhood, 2007 Format: softcover Number of Pages: 144 Dimensions (l × w × h): 21.0 cm × 13.5 cm × 0.9 cm Additional Information: black-and-white illustrations ISBN: 978‒0‒938635‒12‒3
