The Enchiridion

Keep studying

Follow the author trail, return to the navigator, or branch into the main themes tied to this document.

Open these themes in the navigator

Related documents

• On Grace and Free Will

  Augustine of Hippoc. AD 426-427

  Defends both real human willing and the primacy of grace against accounts that make salvation self-generated.

• Pastoral Rule

  Gregory the Greatc. AD 590-591

  A manual for bishops and pastors on character, discernment, preaching, and spiritually responsible leadership.

• On Christian Doctrine

  Augustine of Hippolate 4th to early 5th century

  Sets out principles for biblical interpretation and preaching, ordered by love of God and neighbor.

• Commonitory

  Vincent of Lerinsc. AD 434-435

  Proposes a rule of catholicity by testing doctrine through continuity, universality, and consent in the church.

• Confessions

  Augustine of Hippoc. AD 397-401

  An autobiographical prayer that narrates conversion, desire, memory, and grace under God's providence.

• Institutes

  John Cassianearly 5th century

  Maps monastic discipline and the struggle against passions through embodied rhythms of prayer and practice.

• City of God

  Augustine of Hippoc. AD 413-426

  Interprets history through two loves and two cities, arguing that Christian hope reframes political collapse.

• De Viris Illustribus (Illustrious Men)

  Jeromec. AD 392-393

  A biographical catalog preserving memory of Christian writers and their works in early church history.