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Enchiridion
On Faith, Hope, and Love
Saint Augustine

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CHAPTER I — The Occasion and Purpose of this "Manual"
CHAPTER II — The Creed and the Lord's Prayer as Guides to Interpret the Theological Virtues of Faith, Hope, and Love
CHAPTER III — God the Creator of All and the Goodness of All Creation
CHAPTER IV — The Problem of Evil
CHAPTER V — The Kinds and Degrees of Error
CHAPTER VI — The Problem of Lying
CHAPTER VII —Disputed Questions about the Limits of Knowledge and Certainty in Various Matters
CHAPTER VIII —The Plight of Man after the Fall
CHAPTER IX — The Replacement of the Fallen Angels by Elect Men (28-30); The Necessity of Grace (30-32)
CHAPTER X — Jesus Christ the Mediator
CHAPTER XI — The Incarnation as Prime Example of the Action of God's Grace
CHAPTER XII —The Role of the Holy Spirit
CHAPTER XIII — Baptism and Original Sin
CHAPTER XIV —The Mysteries of Christ's Mediatorial Work (48-49) and Jusitification (50-55)
CHAPTER XV —The Holy Spirit (56) and the Church (57-60)
CHAPTER XVI — Problems about Heavenly and Earthly Divisions of the Church
CHAPTER XVII —Forgiveness of Sins in the Church
CHAPTER XVIII — Faith and Works
CHAPTER XIX — Almsgiving and Forgiveness
CHAPTER XX — Spiritual Almsgiving
CHAPTER XXI — Problems of Casuistry
CHAPTER XXII —The Two Causes of Sin
CHAPTER XXIII — The Reality of the Resurrection
CHAPTER XXIV —The Solution to Present Spiritual Enigmas to be Awaited in the Life of the World to Come
CHAPTER XXV — Predestination and the Justice of God
CHAPTER XXVI — The Triumph of God's Sovereign Good Will
CHAPTER XXVII — Limits of God's Plan for Human Salvation
CHAPTER XXVIII — The Destiny of Man
CHAPTER XXIX —The Last Things
CHAPTER XXX —The Principles of Christian Living: Faith and Hope
CHAPTER XXXI —Love
CHAPTER XXXII —The End of All the Law
CHAPTER XXXIII — Conclusion

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