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Bibliography of Augustine of Hippo

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

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 source ↗

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 386/73
De Ordine On Order 386/73
De immortalitate animae On the Immortality of the Soul 386/73
Soliloquiorum libri duo Soliloquies 386/73
De Dialectica On Dialectic4 3875
De animae quantitate On the Magnitude of the Soul 3883
De moribus ecclesiae catholicae et de moribus Manichaeorum On the Morals of the Catholic Church and on the Morals of the Manichaeans 388–3896
De musica On Music 388-3903
De magistro On the Teacher 388–3913
De libero arbitrio On Free Choice of the Will 388-3953
De utilitate credendi On the Profit of Believing 391–3923
De duabus animabus [contra Manichaeos] On Two Souls, Against the Manichaeans 391–3926
[Acta] contra Fortunatum [Manichaeum] Acts or Disputation Against Fortunatus the Manichaean 3927
Enarrationes in Psalmos Enarrations, or Expositions, on the Psalms 392–4223
De fide et symbolo On Faith and the Creed 3936
De genesi ad litteram imperfectus liber The Incomplete Literal Meaning of Genesis 393/48
De sermone Domini in monte Our Lord's Sermon on the Mount 3946
De diversis quaestionibus octaginta tribus On eighty-three various questions 3959
De mendacio On Lying 39510
Contra epistulam Manichaei quam vocant fundamenti Against the Epistle of Manichaeus Called Fundamental 396–3976
De agone Christiano The Christian Combat 396–39711
De doctrina Christiana On Christian Doctrine 396/7–426/73
Confessiones Confessions 397–40012
De natura boni contra Manichaeos Concerning the Nature of Good, Against the Manichaeans 3993
De catechizandis rudibus On the Catechising of the Uninstructed 3996
De trinitate On the Trinity 399–419 or 4263
De fide rerum invisibilium Concerning Faith of Things Not Seen 40013
De opere monachorum On the Work of Monks 40014
Contra Faustum [Manichaeum] Reply to Faustus the Manichaean 4003
De consensu evangelistarum On the Harmony of the Evangelists 4006
De bono coniugali On the Good of Marriage 4016
De sancta virginitate On Holy Virginity 40115
De Genesi ad litteram Literal Commentary on Genesis 401/2–4163
Contra litteras Petiliani Answer to the Letters of Petilian, Bishop of Cirta 401–4053
De baptismo [contra Donatistas] On Baptism, Against the Donatists 4043
In Iohannis evangelium tractatus Treatises on the Gospel of John 406–4203
In Epistolam Joannis Ad Parthos Tractatus Decem Homilies on the First Epistle of John 4073
De peccatorum meritis et remissione et de baptismo parvulorum On Merits and Remission of Sin, and Infant Baptism 4126
De spiritu et littera On the Spirit and the Letter 4123
De videndo Deo On Seeing God 412–413
De civitate Dei The City of God 412–4263
De natura et gratia On Nature and Grace 413–4173
De bono viduitatis On the Good of Widowhood 41416
De patientia On Patience 415–41717
De perfectione iustitiae hominis On Man's Perfection in Righteousness 4166
De gestis Pelagii On the Proceedings of Pelagius 417/818
De correctione Donatistarum The Correction of the Donatists 41719
De gratia Christi et de peccato originali On the Grace of Christ, and on Original Sin 41820
De continentia On Continence 418–42021
De anima et eius origine On the Soul and its Origin 419/2122
De nuptiis et concupiscientia On Marriage and Concupiscence 419–42023
Contra mendacium [ad Consentium] To Consentius: Against Lying 42010
Contra duas epistulas Pelagianorum Against Two Letters of the Pelagians 42024
Enchiridion ad Laurentium, seu de fide, spe et caritate Enchiridion on Faith, Hope and Love 42125
De cura pro mortuis gerenda On Care to be Had For the Dead 42226
De gratia et libero arbitrio On Grace and Free Will 424–4273
De symbolo ad catechumenos On the Creed: A Sermon to Catechumens 42527
De correptione et gratia On Rebuke and Grace 426/73
Retractationes Retractations 426–42728
De haeresibus ad Quodvultdeum To Quodvultdeus, On Heresies 428/929
De praedestinatione sanctorum On the Predestination of the Saints 428/930
De dono perseverantiae On the Gift of Perseverance 428/931
Contra Iulianum opus imperfectum libri sex Unfinished Work in Answer to Julian 430 (died while writing)32
References

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