On Free Choice of the Will (Hackett Classics)

Easy to read, well written, and Augustine is brilliant

The translation allows for an easy to follow read. It is a short book that is concise and explores some of Augustines thoughts on free will and the consequences such as evil.

The 6th Ecumenical Council says St. Augustine is a father of the Church. His theology marks a trend away from the authoritative Greek fathers but he can never be ignored or discounted. Amazingly worth reading. Timely delivery!

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Excellent work on the "problem of evil" in religion. For serious intellectual philosophical thinkers only. Whether you ultimately agree or disagree with Augustine's premise, you will certainly appreciate the depth in which he addresses an issue that the world's most prolific religions readily ignore.God is all, knows all, and created all; and God can and does only create good; so why is there bad/wickedness/evil? To understand this, one must understand choice and will, which Augustine elaborates on. What I took from this is that the use of the will to choose to do something, say something, etc. that hurts another in ANY way is counter to God's divine plan and is therefore evil. Anything, or anyone is good and can be USED for an evil end. So it is not necessarily that the person is evil, but that the result of a choice is evil. That is sin and this is also why people can be forgiven and work towards not sinning, using their will, by the grace of God, to choose to do right.

Excellent

Faith and reason are one and compatible. This book helps my lay mind glimpse the glories of humanity as we were created rather than as we can allow ourselves to be!

Izt is a little bit hard to read, but i am not a native speaker. The book is small and of good quality although it is paperback

Don’t buy Hackett’s hardcover edition. It couldn’t be worse.