Intro -- DEDICATION -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENT -- Contents -- Prologue -- 1 GENERAL INTRODUCTION -- PART ONE -- 2. AUGUSTINE AND COMPONENTS OF HIS TEACHINGS -- 3. AUGUSTINE'S TEACHING ON THE TWO CITIES (CIVITATES) -- PART TWO -- 4. THE ENTITY CALLED NIGERIA -- 5. THE CHURCH IN NIGERIA -- 6. CHURCH, STATE AND THE NIGERIAN SOCIETY -- PART THREE -- 7. THE CHURCH'S RESPONSE VIS-À-VIS HER SENTINEL TASK TOWARD THE FAITHFUL -- 8. UNDERSTANDING AUGUSTINE'S TEACHINGS VIS-À-VIS THE NIGERIAN SITUATION AND PASTORAL CHALLENGES -- Epilogue -- AUGUSTINE: A PROPHETIC VOICE -- Abbreviations