Characters from On Christian Doctrine

Character Descriptions

This section provides a short description of all the major characters in the book. This can be printed out as a study guide for students, used as a "key" for leading a class discussion, or you can jump to the quiz/homework section to find worksheets that incorporate these descriptions into a variety of question formats.

Characters

Saint Augustine - This well-known philosopher, Christian and Platonist lived from 354 - 430 A.D. and is a Doctor of the Roman Catholic Church. This person is one of the first Christian thinkers to mix Greek attention to reason and philosophy with Christian doctrine.

The Third Type of Critic - This person is either too ignorant to understand writings and arguments, agree with the main line of argument, but fail to apply it, or does not believe that he needs to study the principles of Scriptural interpretation or the surrounding areas of scholarship...
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