ABSTRACT
Given Augustine’s immense standing as the greatest theological ‘Doctor’ recognized by both Catholics and Protestants, his legacy was bound to be contested. Even so, those who attempt to acquaint themselves with the enormous literature on Augustine’s views about free will, sin, and grace might nd themselves surprised by the diversity of interpretations on offer. As Eleonore Stump has written, “historians of philosophy read Augustine on free will so variously that it is sometimes dif cult to believe they are reading the same texts” (Stump 2001: 124).
