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The Augustine of Hippo bibliography 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.[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.

At 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 has led some to assume that at the end of his career, Augustine retreated from his earlier theological positions. 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." It does, however, give the reader a rare picture of the development of a writer and his final thoughts.[citation needed]

Works

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 title English translation Approximate date
Contra Academicos Against the Academics 386/7[2]
De Ordine On Order 386/7[2]
De immortalitate animae On the Immortality of the Soul 386/7[2]
Soliloquiorum libri duo Soliloquies 386/7[2]
De Dialetica On Dialectic 387[3]
De animae quantitate On the Magnitude of the Soul 388[2]
De moribus ecclesiae catholicae et de moribus Manichaeorum On the Morals of the Catholic Church and on the Morals of the Manichaeans 388–389[4]
De musica On Music 388-390[2]
De magistro On the Teacher 388–391[2]
De libero arbitrio On Free Choice of the Will 388-395[2]
De utilitate credendi On the Profit of Believing 391–392[2]
De duabus animabus [contra Manichaeos] On Two Souls, Against the Manichaeans 391–392[4]
[Acta] contra Fortunatum [Manichaeum] Acts or Disputation Against Fortunatus the Manichaean 392[5]
Enarrationes in Psalmos Enarrations, or Expositions, on the Psalms 392–422[2]
De fide et symbolo On Faith and the Creed 393[4]
De genesi ad litteram imperfectus liber The Incomplete Literal Meaning of Genesis 393/4[6]
De sermone Domini in monte Our Lord's Sermon on the Mount 394[4]
De diversis quaestionibus octaginta tribus On eighty-three various questions 395[7]
De mendacio On Lying 395[8]
Contra epistulam Manichaei quam vocant fundamenti Against the Epistle of Manichaeus Called Fundamental 396–397[4]
De agone Christiano The Christian Combat 396–397[9]
De doctrina Christiana On Christian Doctrine 396/7–426/7[2]
Confessiones Confessions 397–400[10]
De natura boni contra Manichaeos Concerning the Nature of Good, Against the Manichaeans 399[2]
De catechizandis rudibus On the Catechising of the Uninstructed 399[4]
De trinitate On the Trinity 399–419 or 426[2]
De fide rerum invisibilium Concerning Faith of Things Not Seen 400[11]
De opere monachorum On the Work of Monks 400[12]
Contra Faustum [Manichaeum] Reply to Faustus the Manichaean 400[2]
De consensu evangelistarum On the Harmony of the Evangelists 400[4]
De bono coniugali On the Good of Marriage 401[4]
De sancta virginitate On Holy Virginity 401[13]
De Genesi ad litteram The Literal Meaning of Genesis 401/2–416[2]
Contra litteras Petiliani Answer to the Letters of Petilian, Bishop of Cirta 401–405[2]
De baptismo [contra Donatistas] On Baptism, Against the Donatists 404[2]
In Iohannis evangelium tractatus Treatises on the Gospel of John 406–420[2]
In Epistolam Joannis Ad Parthos Tractatus Decem Homilies on the First Epistle of John 407[2]
De peccatorum meritis et remissione et de baptismo parvulorum On Merits and Remission of Sin, and Infant Baptism 412[4]
De spiritu et littera On the Spirit and the Letter 412[2]
De civitate Dei The City of God 412–426[2]
De natura et gratia On Nature and Grace 413–417[2]
De bono viduitatis On the Good of Widowhood 414[14]
De patientia On Patience 415–417[15]
De perfectione iustitiae hominis On Man's Perfection in Righteousness 416[4]
De gestis Pelagii On the Proceedings of Pelagius 417/8[16]
De correctione Donatistarum The Correction of the Donatists 417[17]
De gratia Christi et de peccato originali On the Grace of Christ, and on Original Sin 418[18]
De continentia On Continence 418–420[19]
De anima et eius origine On the Soul and its Origin 419/21[20]
De nuptiis et concupiscientia On Marriage and Concupiscence 419–420[21]
Contra mendacium [ad Consentium] To Consentius: Against Lying 420[8]
Contra duas epistulas Pelagianorum Against Two Letters of the Pelagians 420[22]
Enchiridion ad Laurentium, seu de fide, spe et caritate Enchiridion on Faith, Hope and Love 421[23]
De cura pro mortuis gerenda On Care to be Had For the Dead 422[24]
De gratia et libero arbitrio On Grace and Free Will 424–427[2]
De symbolo ad catechumenos On the Creed: A Sermon to Catechumens 425[25]
De correptione et gratia On Rebuke and Grace 426/7[2]
Retractationes Retractations 426–427[26]
De haeresibus ad Quodvultdeum To Quodvultdeus, On Heresies 428/9[27]
De praedestinatione sanctorum On the Predestination of the Saints 428/9[28]
De dono perseverantiae On the Gift of Perseverance 428/9[29]
Contra Iulianum opus imperfectum libri sex Unfinished Work in Answer to Julian 430 (died while writing)[30]

References

  1. ^ Wright, F. A.; Sinclair, T. A. (1931). A History of Later Latin Literature. Macmillan. pp. 56 ff.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x Tornau, Christian (25 September 2019). "Saint Augustine: Work". Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Harmless, William, ed. (2010). Augustine in His Own Words. CUA Press. pp. 441–446. ISBN 978-0-8132-1743-7.
  5. ^ Fitzgerald, Allan D., ed. (1999). Augustine Through the Ages. Wm. B. Eerdmans. p. 371. ISBN 978-0-8028-3843-8.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ a b Fitzgerald 1999, p. 555
  9. ^ Fitzgerald 1999, p. 15
  10. ^ Chadwick, Henry, ed. (2008). St. Augustine: Confessions. Oxford University Press. p. xxix. ISBN 978-0-19-953782-2.
  11. ^ Fitzgerald 1999, p. 361
  12. ^ Fitzgerald 1999, p. 596
  13. ^ Fitzgerald 1999, p. 870
  14. ^ Fitzgerald 1999, p. 111
  15. ^ Fitzgerald 1999, p. 620
  16. ^ Fitzgerald 1999, p. 382
  17. ^ Fitzgerald 1999, p. 244
  18. ^ 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.
  19. ^ Fitzgerald 1999, p. 237
  20. ^ Fitzgerald 1999, p. 22
  21. ^ Fitzgerald 1999, p. 592
  22. ^ Fitzgerald 1999, p. 288
  23. ^ 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.
  24. ^ Fitzgerald 1999, p. 259
  25. ^ Fitzgerald 1999, p. 820
  26. ^ Fitzgerald 1999, p. 723
  27. ^ 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.
  28. ^ Fitzgerald 1999, p. 669
  29. ^ Fitzgerald 1999, p. 287
  30. ^ 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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