Title: Augustine and the Catechumenate
Description: St. Augustine (354-430), a theologian whose views and controversies shaped the course of Christianity in the West, was also a struggling North African pastor who had a flair for teaching and who meditated deeply on the complexities of the human heart. This study examines a little-known side of Augustine; his work as a teacher of candidates for baptism. It reconstructs the experience of the ancient catechumenate.

The portrait is relevant to all those involved with the RCIApastors, DREs, catechists, liturgists.
Subjects: Catechumens, Catholic Church, Church history, History, Initiation rites, Religious aspects of Initiation rites, Contributions in work with catechumenate, Augustine, saint, bishop of hippo, 354-430, Algeria, history, Work with catechumenate
Places: Algeria, Hippo (Extinct city)
People: Augustine Saint, Bishop of Hippo