Bibliography of Augustine of Hippo

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Saint Augustine in His Study by Sandro Botticelli, 1480, Chiesa di Ognissanti, Florence, Italy.

The bibliography of Augustine of Hippo contains a list of works published by fourth-century Christian bishop and theologian Augustine of Hippo.

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Augustine was one of the most prolific Latin authors in terms of surviving works, and the list of his works consists of more than one hundred separate titles. He wrote a book before converting to Christianity, De Pulchra et Apto (380), which was already lost by the time he wrote most of his work. [1] They include apologetic works against the heresies of the Arians, Donatists, Manichaeans and Pelagians; texts on Christian doctrine, notably De Doctrina Christiana (On Christian Doctrine); and exegetical works such as commentaries on Book of Genesis, the Psalms and Paul's Letter to the Romans; along with many sermons and letters.

Apart from those, Augustine is probably best known for his Confessions, which is a personal account of his earlier life, and for De civitate dei ( The City of God , consisting of 22 books), which he wrote to restore the confidence of his fellow Christians, which was badly shaken by the sack of Rome by the Visigoths in 410. His On the Trinity , in which he developed what has become known as the 'psychological analogy' of the Trinity, is also among his masterpieces. He also wrote On Free Choice Of The Will ( De libero arbitrio ), addressing why God gives humans free will that can be used for evil.

Towards the end of his life (c. 426–427), Augustine revisited his previous works in chronological order in the Retractationes . The title of this work is often translated into English as Retractions, which can give the erroneous idea that he was "retracting" his earlier works. In fact, the Latin title literally means "re-treatments", and though in this work Augustine suggested what he would have said differently, it provides little in the way of actual "retraction". [2]

Works

In evangelium Ioannis, 1050-1100 ca., Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana, Florence Toscana, agostino, tractatus in evangelium iohannis, 1050-1100 ca. 01.jpg
In evangelium Ioannis, 1050–1100 ca., Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana, Florence

The chronology of Augustine's work is in many cases uncertain, and scholarly estimates of dates may differ.

Latin titleEnglish translationApproximate date
Contra AcademicosAgainst the Academics386/7 [3]
De OrdineOn Order386/7 [3]
De immortalitate animaeOn the Immortality of the Soul386/7 [3]
Soliloquiorum libri duo Soliloquies386/7 [3]
De DialecticaOn Dialectic [4] 387 [5]
De animae quantitateOn the Magnitude of the Soul388 [3]
De moribus ecclesiae catholicae et de moribus ManichaeorumOn the Morals of the Catholic Church and on the Morals of the Manichaeans388–389 [6]
De musicaOn Music388-390 [3]
De magistro On the Teacher388–391 [3]
De libero arbitrio On Free Choice of the Will388-395 [3]
De utilitate credendiOn the Profit of Believing391–392 [3]
De duabus animabus [contra Manichaeos]On Two Souls, Against the Manichaeans391–392 [6]
[Acta] contra Fortunatum [Manichaeum]Acts or Disputation Against Fortunatus the Manichaean392 [7]
Enarrationes in PsalmosEnarrations, or Expositions, on the Psalms392–422 [3]
De fide et symboloOn Faith and the Creed393 [6]
De genesi ad litteram imperfectus liberThe Incomplete Literal Meaning of Genesis393/4 [8]
De sermone Domini in monte Our Lord's Sermon on the Mount394 [6]
De diversis quaestionibus octaginta tribusOn eighty-three various questions395 [9]
De mendacioOn Lying395 [10]
Contra epistulam Manichaei quam vocant fundamentiAgainst the Epistle of Manichaeus Called Fundamental396–397 [6]
De agone ChristianoThe Christian Combat396–397 [11]
De doctrina Christiana On Christian Doctrine396/7–426/7 [3]
Confessiones Confessions397–400 [12]
De natura boni contra ManichaeosConcerning the Nature of Good, Against the Manichaeans399 [3]
De catechizandis rudibusOn the Catechising of the Uninstructed399 [6]
De trinitate On the Trinity399–419 or 426 [3]
De fide rerum invisibiliumConcerning Faith of Things Not Seen400 [13]
De opere monachorumOn the Work of Monks400 [14]
Contra Faustum [Manichaeum]Reply to Faustus the Manichaean400 [3]
De consensu evangelistarum On the Harmony of the Evangelists400 [6]
De bono coniugaliOn the Good of Marriage401 [6]
De sancta virginitateOn Holy Virginity401 [15]
De Genesi ad litteram Literal Commentary on Genesis401/2–416 [3]
Contra litteras PetilianiAnswer to the Letters of Petilian, Bishop of Cirta401–405 [3]
De baptismo [contra Donatistas]On Baptism, Against the Donatists404 [3]
In Iohannis evangelium tractatusTreatises on the Gospel of John406–420 [3]
In Epistolam Joannis Ad Parthos Tractatus DecemHomilies on the First Epistle of John407 [3]
De peccatorum meritis et remissione et de baptismo parvulorumOn Merits and Remission of Sin, and Infant Baptism412 [6]
De spiritu et litteraOn the Spirit and the Letter412 [3]
De videndo Deo On Seeing God412–413
De civitate Dei The City of God412–426 [3]
De natura et gratia On Nature and Grace413–417 [3]
De bono viduitatisOn the Good of Widowhood414 [16]
De patientiaOn Patience415–417 [17]
De perfectione iustitiae hominisOn Man's Perfection in Righteousness416 [6]
De gestis PelagiiOn the Proceedings of Pelagius417/8 [18]
De correctione DonatistarumThe Correction of the Donatists417 [19]
De gratia Christi et de peccato originaliOn the Grace of Christ, and on Original Sin418 [20]
De continentiaOn Continence418–420 [21]
De anima et eius origineOn the Soul and its Origin419/21 [22]
De nuptiis et concupiscientiaOn Marriage and Concupiscence419–420 [23]
Contra mendacium [ad Consentium]To Consentius: Against Lying420 [10]
Contra duas epistulas PelagianorumAgainst Two Letters of the Pelagians420 [24]
Enchiridion ad Laurentium, seu de fide, spe et caritate Enchiridion on Faith, Hope and Love421 [25]
De cura pro mortuis gerendaOn Care to be Had For the Dead422 [26]
De gratia et libero arbitrioOn Grace and Free Will424–427 [3]
De symbolo ad catechumenosOn the Creed: A Sermon to Catechumens425 [27]
De correptione et gratiaOn Rebuke and Grace426/7 [3]
Retractationes Retractations426–427 [28]
De haeresibus ad QuodvultdeumTo Quodvultdeus, On Heresies428/9 [29]
De praedestinatione sanctorumOn the Predestination of the Saints428/9 [30]
De dono perseverantiaeOn the Gift of Perseverance428/9 [31]
Contra Iulianum opus imperfectum libri sexUnfinished Work in Answer to Julian 430 (died while writing) [32]

References

  1. ↑ Wright, F. A.; Sinclair, T. A. (1931). A History of Later Latin Literature. Macmillan. pp. 56 ff.
  2. ↑ Eller, Meredith F. (September 1949). "The Retractationes of Saint Augustine" . Church History . 18 (3): 173. doi:10.2307/3162239. JSTOR   3162239. S2CID   162226922.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Tornau, Christian (25 September 2019). "Saint Augustine: Work". Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy.
  4. ↑ The Book of St. Augustine on Dialectic, translated by Marchand, J..
  5. ↑ Schultheiss, Jochen (2014). "De dialectica" . In Pollmann, Karla; Otten, Willemien (eds.). The Oxford Guide to the Historical Reception of Augustine. ISBN   978-0-19-178983-0. OCLC   884578244.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Harmless, William, ed. (2010). Augustine in His Own Words. CUA Press. pp. 441–446. ISBN   978-0-8132-1743-7.
  7. ↑ Fitzgerald, Allan D., ed. (1999). Augustine Through the Ages . Wm. B. Eerdmans. p. 371. ISBN   978-0-8028-3843-8.
  8. ↑ Weber, Hubert Philipp (2014). "De Genesi ad litteram liber inperfectus" . In Pollmann, Karla; Otten, Willemien (eds.). The Oxford Guide to the Historical Reception of Augustine. ISBN   978-0-19-178983-0. OCLC   884578244.
  9. ↑ Rasche, Michael (2014). "De diversis quaestionibus octoginta tribus" . In Pollmann, Karla; Otten, Willemien (eds.). The Oxford Guide to the Historical Reception of Augustine. ISBN   978-0-19-178983-0. OCLC   884578244.
  10. 1 2 Fitzgerald 1999 , p. 555
  11. ↑ Fitzgerald 1999 , p. 15
  12. ↑ Chadwick, Henry, ed. (2008). St. Augustine: Confessions. Oxford University Press. p. xxix. ISBN   978-0-19-953782-2.
  13. ↑ Fitzgerald 1999 , p. 361
  14. ↑ Fitzgerald 1999 , p. 596
  15. ↑ Fitzgerald 1999 , p. 870
  16. ↑ Fitzgerald 1999 , p. 111
  17. ↑ Fitzgerald 1999 , p. 620
  18. ↑ Fitzgerald 1999 , p. 382
  19. ↑ Fitzgerald 1999 , p. 244
  20. ↑ Lamberigts, Mathijs (2014). "De gratia Christi et de peccato originali" . In Pollmann, Karla; Otten, Willemien (eds.). The Oxford Guide to the Historical Reception of Augustine. ISBN   978-0-19-178983-0. OCLC   884578244.
  21. ↑ Fitzgerald 1999 , p. 237
  22. ↑ Fitzgerald 1999 , p. 22
  23. ↑ Fitzgerald 1999 , p. 592
  24. ↑ Fitzgerald 1999 , p. 288
  25. ↑ Galynina, Irina (2014). "Enchiridion sive de fide, spe, et caritate" . In Pollmann, Karla; Otten, Willemien (eds.). The Oxford Guide to the Historical Reception of Augustine. ISBN   978-0-19-178983-0. OCLC   884578244.
  26. ↑ Fitzgerald 1999 , p. 259
  27. ↑ Fitzgerald 1999 , p. 820
  28. ↑ Fitzgerald 1999 , p. 723
  29. ↑ Lambert, David (2014). "De haeresibus" . In Pollmann, Karla; Otten, Willemien (eds.). The Oxford Guide to the Historical Reception of Augustine. ISBN   978-0-19-178983-0. OCLC   884578244.
  30. ↑ Fitzgerald 1999 , p. 669
  31. ↑ Fitzgerald 1999 , p. 287
  32. ↑ Teske, Ronald J. (1990). Answer to the Pelagians, III: Unfinished Work in Answer to Julian. Hyde Park, NY: New City Press. p. 15. ISBN   978-1-56548-055-1.
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