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Augustine of Hippo · 397–400 · Book
The Confessions stands as the first true autobiography in Western literature and one of Christianity's most influential works of spiritual formation. Written between 397 and 400 by Augustine, Bishop of Hippo, this…
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Letters Letters of St. Augustin
Augustine of Hippo · 386–430 · Letter
The letters of Augustine of Hippo span nearly five decades of correspondence, from his early years as a Christian convert through his death as Bishop of Hippo in 430. Written to fellow…
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Augustine of Hippo · 399–419 · Book
Augustine's monumental theological treatise emerged from the doctrinal controversies that wracked the early church in the decades following the Council of Nicaea. Writing over twenty years beginning around 399, the Bishop of…
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Augustine of Hippo · 413–426 · Book
Augustine of Hippo wrote The City of God across thirteen years in response to one of history's most shocking events: the sack of Rome by Alaric and his Visigothic army in 410.…
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Augustine of Hippo · 386 · Treatise
Written during Augustine's momentous retreat at Cassiciacum in 386, Against the Academicians represents the newly converted theologian's first sustained philosophical work and his initial attempt to clear intellectual ground for Christian faith.…
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Augustine of Hippo · 405 · Treatise
Augustine wrote this practical manual on Christian instruction around 405 in response to a request from Deogratias, a deacon in Carthage who had grown discouraged in his catechetical work. Deogratias complained that…
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Augustine of Hippo · 421 · Book
Augustine wrote this compact handbook of Christian doctrine in 421 at the request of Laurentius, a Roman layman seeking a portable summary of essential Christian teachings. The title means "handbook" in Greek,…
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Sermons on Scripture Sermons on Selected Lessons of the New Testament
Augustine of Hippo · 391–430 · Sermon
Augustine's Sermons on Selected Lessons of the New Testament preserves nearly four decades of his preaching ministry as Bishop of Hippo, delivered to congregations across North Africa from his episcopal consecration in…
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Augustine of Hippo · 396–426 · Treatise
Augustine's On Christian Doctrine emerged from the practical needs of fourth and fifth-century Christian preachers and teachers who lacked systematic guidance for interpreting Scripture and communicating its truths effectively. Writing over three…
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Hugh of St. Victor · 1120–1140 · Commentary
Hugh of St. Victor's commentary on the Rule of St. Augustine emerged from the vibrant intellectual culture of the Abbey of St. Victor in Paris during the early twelfth century. As master…
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On the Road with Saint Augustine On the Road with Saint Augustine: A Real-World Spirituality for Restless Hearts
James K. A. Smith · 2019 · Book
James K. A. Smith's spiritual autobiography emerges from his recognition that Augustine's ancient struggles mirror the restless searching of contemporary life. Writing as a philosopher and theologian who has spent decades studying…
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Prosper of Aquitaine · 431 · Treatise
This treatise emerged from the heated theological controversies that followed Augustine's death in 430, when opponents of his teaching on grace and predestination launched renewed attacks on his legacy. Prosper of Aquitaine,…
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Augustine of Hippo · 388–395 · Treatise
Augustine's dialogue on free will emerged from urgent pastoral and theological pressures in North Africa during the late fourth century. Written as a conversation with his friend Evodius between 388 and 395,…
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Augustine of Hippo · 391–430 · Sermon
Augustine's Sermones represent four decades of preaching to the congregations of Hippo Regius, delivered weekly and on feast days from his ordination as priest in 391 until his death in 430. These…
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Augustine of Hippo · 397–398 · Treatise
Augustine's Contra Faustum Manichaeum stands as his most comprehensive refutation of Manichaeism, the dualistic religion he had embraced for nine years before his conversion to Christianity. Written between 397 and 398, this…
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Augustine of Hippo · 426–427 · Book
Near the end of his life, Augustine of Hippo undertook an extraordinary project of intellectual and spiritual humility. The Retractationes, completed around 426-427, represents the aging bishop's systematic review of his entire…
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Augustine of Hippo · 426 · Treatise
Augustine's treatise on grace and free will emerged from urgent pastoral concerns in his African diocese around 426, as monks in the monastery at Hadrumetum had fallen into confusion and controversy after…
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Henri de Lubac · 1965 · Book
Henri de Lubac's study of modern Augustinianism emerged from his broader project of ressourcement theology and his particular concern with the distortions of Augustine's thought that had shaped Catholic theology since the…
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Prosper of Aquitaine · 428–431 · Treatise
Prosper of Aquitaine's treatise on grace and free will emerged from the theological controversies that erupted in southern Gaul following Augustine's death in 430. As disputes over predestination and grace intensified among…
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Fulgentius of Ruspe · 520–527 · Treatise
This treatise on divine predestination emerged from the theological controversies that swept North Africa in the early sixth century. Fulgentius of Ruspe, writing between 520 and 527 during his exile in Sardinia,…
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Jerome · 415 · Treatise
For students of the Pelagian controversy from the Eastern side: three books of dialogue between Atticus and Critobulus on sinlessness, free will and grace, written the year Pelagius was tried in Palestine; Jerome's last major work.
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Prosper of Aquitaine · 430–440 · Poem
The Epigrammata is a collection of concise theological verses composed by Prosper of Aquitaine in the 430s and 440s, during the heated controversies surrounding Augustine's teachings on grace and predestination. Writing in…
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Orosius · 415 · Treatise
Paulus Orosius wrote this apologetical treatise in 415 as a defense against accusations of heresy leveled at him by Spanish bishops. The young priest had traveled from his native Iberia to North…
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Prosper of Aquitaine · 429 · Poem
The Carmen de ingratis stands as one of the most sophisticated theological poems of the fifth century, written by Prosper of Aquitaine in 429 during the height of the Semi-Pelagian controversy. Prosper…
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