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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 the Interpretation of 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 Justification (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.141 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
Footnotes
On Faith, Hope, and Love
by Saint Augustine
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5. But, as this faith, which works by love,7 begins to penetrate the soul, it tends, through the vital power of goodness, to change into sight, so that the holy and perfect in heart catch glimpses of that ineffable beauty whose full vision is our highest happiness. Here, then, surely, is the answer to your question about the beginning and the end of our endeavor. We begin in faith, we are perfected in sight.8 This likewise is the most comprehensive of all explanations. As for the certain and distinctive foundation of the catholic faith, it is Christ. “For other foundation,” said the apostle, “can no man lay save that which has been laid, which is Christ Jesus.”9 Nor should it be denied that this is the distinctive basis of the catholic faith, just because it appears that it is common to us and to certain heretics as well. For if we think carefully about the meaning of Christ, we shall see that among some of the heretics who wish to be called Christians, the name of Christ is held in honor, but the reality itself is not among them. To make all this plain would take too long—because we would then have to review all the heresies that have been, the ones that now exist, and those which could exist under the label “Christian,” and we would have to show that what we have said of all is true of each of them. Such a discussion would take so many volumes as to make it seem endless.10
6. You have asked for an enchiridion, something you could carry around, not just baggage for your bookshelf. Therefore we may return to these three ways in which, as we said, God should be served: faith, hope, love. It is easy to say what one ought to believe, what to hope for, and what to love. But to defend our doctrines against the calumnies of those who think differently is a more difficult and detailed task. If one is to have this wisdom, it is not enough just to put an enchiridion in the hand. It is also necessary that a great zeal be kindled in the heart.
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