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St. Augustine of Hippo (354-430) was one of the most prolific geniuses that humanity has ever known, and is admired not only for the number of his works, but also for the variety of subjects, which traverse the whole realm of thought. The form in which he casts his work exercises... Read Full Overview

St. Hilary, bishop of Poitiers, wrote in defense of the orthodox faith in the Trinity in opposition to the Arian heresy.

Augustine knows by faith that God is a trinity, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, and he is seeking as far as possible to understand what he believes. In the first seven books Augustine begins by searching the scriptures of the Old and New Testaments for clues to understanding... Read Full Overview

An appropriate motto for Augustine's great work On the Trinity is 'faith in search of understanding'. In this treatise Augustine offers a part-theological, part-philosophical account of how God might be understood in analogy to the human mind. On the Trinity can be fairly described... Read Full Overview

An appropriate motto for Augustine's great work On the Trinity is 'faith in search of understanding'. In this treatise Augustine offers a part-theological, part-philosophical account of how God might be understood in analogy to the human mind. On the Trinity can be fairly described... Read Full Overview

San Agust?n, Obispo de Hipona, (Argelia, 354-Hipona, id., 430) te?logo latino, prol?fico escritor y apologista, lo que lo convirti? en una de las m?ximas figuras de la historia del pensamiento cristiano. Este tratado de "La Trinidad" (escrito entre 400-416) en particular es tal... Read Full Overview

During the years between the Council of Nicaea (325) and the Council of Constantinople (381), imperial opposition to Nicene theology sent several of its supporters into exile. One of these supporters was Hilary, the Bishop of Poitiers. Begun during its author's exile (356-360),... Read Full Overview

On the Trinity is a Latin book written by Augustine of Hippo to discuss the Trinity in context of the logos. Although not as well known as some of his other works, some scholars have seen it as his masterpiece, of more doctrinal importance even than Confessions or The City... Read Full Overview

On the Trinity is a Latin book written by Augustine of Hippo to discuss the Trinity in context of the logos. Although not as well known as some of his other works, some scholars have seen it as his masterpiece, of more doctrinal importance even than Confessions or The City... Read Full Overview

Augustine's long exposition of the doctrine of theTrinity was written after the Council of Constantinople (381) had settled the matter of the consubstantiality of the three Persons of the Trinity. Augustine began this work around the year 400 and completed it in 416. Taking the... Read Full Overview

Quindecim libri De Trinitate, in qua S. Augustinus XV annos laboravit, ab anno 400 usque ad 416, sunt elaboratissimos libros S. Augustini. Novissimi libri sunt de apologiis quibus mysterium Trinitatis habet cum anima nostra plurime aguntur. Ipse auctor sanctus declaravit ut solum... Read Full Overview

On The Holy Trinity is a theological treatise written by Saint Augustine of Hippo, one of the most influential figures in the development of Christian theology. The book is a comprehensive exploration of the doctrine of the Holy Trinity, which holds that there is one God in three... Read Full Overview

De trinitate ist Augustinus' religionsphilosophisches Hauptwerk. Sein zentraler Gegenstand ist die philosophische Rekonstruktion des Mythologems der Trinit t in den Formen der Selbstreflexion des sich in seiner Endlichkeit begreifenden Geistes. Augustinus kn pft hier an neuplatonische... Read Full Overview