Although other Church Fathers had previously written about predestination, Augustine (354 - 430 C.E.) is generally considered to have laid the foundations of the doctrine for both Catholic and Protestant churches.
اگرچه دیگر پدران روحانی کلیسا نیز قبلاً دربارهٔ سرنوشت چیزهایی نوشته بودند ،‏ ولی نظر عموم بر این می‌باشد که این اگوستن (‏ ۳۵۴ تا ۴۳۰ د .‏ م .‏ )‏