overview of his thought on this point may serve not only to hamper the young-earth appeal to historical continuity, but more deeply to probe the nature of createdness, and in so doing deepen and nuance Christian hope in the face of suffering.8 We will explore two Augustinian principles in turn: “temporal beauty,” which will help us understand why Augustine thinks animal death is good; and “perspectival prejudice,” which will help us understand why Augustine thinks animal death appears bad.