“Augustine himself tells us why he wrote this work. Certain laymen, he says, had sent him some writings to be examined. These writings taught that good works were not necessary to obtain eternal life, that faith alone was sufficient for salvation. If a man had the faith and was baptized, he would be saved. Consequently, every man without exception should be admitted to baptism, no matter how evil his life, and even though he had no intention of changing for the better. Moreover, the instructions given to candidates for baptism should consist only in dogmatic truths, that is, only in those truths which one must believe as distinguished from those which one must put into practice. This, in short, is the error which Augustine undertakes to refute in this book.” —“INTRODUCTION”
CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION Date of Composition and Purpose Faith and Works in Augustine’s Other Writings Editions and Translations TEXT NOTES List of Abbreviations Bibliography Notes to the Introduction Notes to the Text INDEXES Old and New Testament Authors and Sources Latin Words General Index
Item Number: BKPP327C Publication Data: New York, NY/Mahwah, NJ: The Newman Press, 1988 Format: hardcover Number of Pages: viii + 112 Dimensions (l × w × h): 22.2 cm × 14.6 cm × 1.3 cm ISBN: 0‒8091‒0406‒7
