There are two major strands of thinking about the concept of evil in Christianity—of Irenaeus and of Saint Augustine of Hippo. He may not have been the greatest Latin writer ever, but the Church historian Jaroslav Pelikan once said that Saint Augustine was the greatest man ever to write in Latin. Saint Augustine is sometimes called the second founder of the Christian faith, and for good reason. Saint Augustine: Major Works and FactsAugustine was born in 354 in a backwater town of North Africa to a Christian mother and a non-Christian father. Common Questions about Saint Augustine and the Concept of Evil and Sin

Source: The North Africa Journal May 09, 2021 12:57 UTC