Augustine and Chrysostom on Manichaeism (2)

Against these main tenets of Manichaeism, both John Chrysostom and Augustine spent much of their time writing. Augustine, a former Manichean, wrote with a special sort of passion.[1] Some of this passion became evident in the discourse that Augustine recorded between himself and Faustus, a Manichaean leader.[2] Faustus was highly regarded by other Manicheans and his arguments can rightly be viewed as representative of Manichaeism as a whole.[3] Augustine laid out the words of Faustus that he...