Augustine of Hippo

Limbo exists for unbaptized infants.

Afterlife / disagree

Prayers for the dead can help them.

Afterlife / agree

Soul sleep occurs between death and resurrection.

Afterlife / disagree

The intermediate state is conscious.

Afterlife / agree

There are degrees of reward in heaven.

Afterlife / stronglyAgree

Angels are real spiritual beings.

Angels & Demons / stronglyAgree

Christians can be demon-possessed.

Angels & Demons / neutral

Demons can possess people today.

Angels & Demons / stronglyAgree

Satan is a real, personal being. Not just a symbol of evil or force.

Angels & Demons / stronglyAgree

The biblical Exodus involved approximately 2 million Israelites.

Archaeology & History / agree

Against the Donatists

Polemic defending the unity of the Church and validity of sacraments against the Donatist schism.

Source: Against the Donatists

Confessions

Spiritual autobiography describing Augustine’s path from sin to conversion and meditations on memory, time, and creation.

Source: Confessions

Enchiridion

Brief handbook of Christian doctrine arranged around faith, hope, and love.

Source: Enchiridion

Letters

Volume of over 200 pastoral and theological letters addressing a broad range of doctrinal and practical questions.

Source: Letters (Epistulae)

On Christian Doctrine

Guide to biblical interpretation and Christian teaching, covering the discovery, interpretation, and communication of scriptural truth.

Source: On Christian Doctrine

On Free Choice of the Will

Dialogue tackling the problem of evil and affirming human free will under God’s sovereignty.

Source: On Free Choice of the Will

On the Trinity

Systematic theological treatise exploring the doctrine of the Trinity using psychological analogies of memory, understanding, and will.

Source: On the Trinity

Retractations

Late-life review in which Augustine comments on and corrects his earlier writings.

Source: Retractations

Sermons

Hundreds of homilies on Scripture and Christian life delivered throughout Augustine’s episcopate.

Source: Sermons

The City of God

Massive apologetic work defending Christianity after the sack of Rome and contrasting the City of God with the earthly city.

Source: The City of God