Augustine on Evil

Augustine, perhaps the most important and most widely read Father of the Church, first became preoccupied with the problem of evil in his boyhood and this preoccupation continued throughout his life. This well-written, and highly-acclaimed study follows him in his progress towards a solution, and beyond, to consider the influence his thinking had upon the study of the problem of evil for a thousand years and more.

Preface; 1. The experience of evil; 2. The problem presents itself; 3. Evil in the mind; 4. Evil in the universe; 5. The antidote to evil; 6. Becoming and being good; 7. The divine imperative; Notes; Bibliography; Index.