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On Faith and the Creed

St. Augustine of Hippo · 393 AD

45 min read
Post-Nicene

An exposition of the Creed article by article, from the discourse Augustine gave as a presbyter before the bishops at the Council of Hippo.

Table of Contents

1Of the Origin and Object of the Composition2Of God and His Exclusive Eternity3Of the Son of God, and His Peculiar Designation as the Word4Of the Son of God as Neither Made by the Father Nor Less Than the Father, and of His Incarnation5Of Christ’s Passion, Burial, and Resurrection6Of Christ’s Ascension into Heaven7Of Christ’s Session at the Father’s Right Hand8Of Christ’s Coming to Judgment9Of the Holy Spirit and the Mystery of the Trinity10Of the Catholic Church, the Remission of Sins, and the Resurrection of the Flesh