Augustine of Hippo · Sophia Scriptura

Augustine was bishop of Hippo Regius in Roman North Africa and the most prolific and influential of the Latin Fathers. His Confessions is a landmark of autobiography and theological reflection; his City of God answers pagan charges after the sack of Rome (410) with a sweeping account of the two cities; his anti-Pelagian writings (On the Spirit and the Letter, On Nature and Grace) and moral treatises (On the Good of Marriage, On Adulterous Marriages) address grace, sin, and Christian marriage directly.

Dates: 354–430
See or city: Hippo Regius
Region: Africa Proconsularis (North Africa)
Also known as: Aurelius Augustinus; Augustinus Hipponensis; Saint Augustine
Notes: Bishop of Hippo Regius from 395/396. Trained in rhetoric, converted from Manichaeism, baptized by Ambrose of Milan in 387. The most influential Latin theologian of the patristic era; his writings on grace, sin, and the church shaped the Pelagian and Donatist controversies and much of later Western theology.

Works

ConfessionsConfessiones · ca. 397–401 · CPL 251 (not yet checked)
On the Good of MarriageDe bono coniugali · 401 · CPL 299 (not yet checked)
On Adulterous MarriagesDe adulterinis coniugiis · ca. 419–421 · CPL 302 (not yet checked)
On the Spirit and the LetterDe spiritu et littera · 412 · CPL 343 (not yet checked)
On Nature and GraceDe natura et gratia · 415 · CPL 344 (not yet checked)
City of GodDe civitate Dei · 413–426 · CPL 313 (not yet checked)
On Marriage and ConcupiscenceDe nuptiis et concupiscentia · ca. 419–421 · CPL 350 (not yet checked)
On Holy VirginityDe sancta virginitate · 401 · CPL 300 (not yet checked)
On Faith and the CreedDe fide et symbolo · 393
On the Good of WidowhoodDe bono viduitatis · ca. 414
On ContinenceDe continentia · ca. 395
On LyingDe mendacio · ca. 395
On PatienceDe patientia · ca. 415
On the Profit of BelievingDe utilitate credendi · ca. 391–392
On the Nature of the GoodDe natura boni · ca. 399
On Two SoulsDe duabus animabus · ca. 391–392
On the Work of MonksDe opere monachorum · ca. 400–401
Against LyingContra mendacium · ca. 420
On Care for the DeadDe cura pro mortuis gerenda · ca. 421–422
On the Proceedings of PelagiusDe gestis Pelagii · 417
On the Grace of Christ and On Original SinDe gratia Christi et de peccato originali · 418
On Grace and Free WillDe gratia et libero arbitrio · ca. 426
On Rebuke and GraceDe correptione et gratia · ca. 427
On the Predestination of the SaintsDe praedestinatione sanctorum · ca. 428/429
On the Gift of PerseveranceDe dono perseverantiae · ca. 428/429
The Harmony of the GospelsDe consensu evangelistarum · ca. 399–400
On the Merits and Forgiveness of Sins, and on the Baptism of InfantsDe peccatorum meritis et remissione et de baptismo paruulorum · 411–412
On Man's Perfection in RighteousnessDe perfectione iustitiae hominis · ca. 415
Against Two Letters of the PelagiansContra duas epistulas Pelagianorum · ca. 420–421
On the Soul and Its OriginDe natura et origine animae · ca. 419–420
On Faith and WorksDe fide et operibus · ca. 413
On the Christian StruggleDe agone christiano · ca. 396–397
On the Divination of DemonsDe diuinatione daemonum · ca. 406–411
Acts of the Debate with Fortunatus the ManichaeanActa contra Fortunatum Manichaeum · 28–29 August 392
Against the Epistle of Manichaeus Called FundamentalContra epistulam Manichaei quam vocant Fundamenti · ca. 396–397
Against Adimantus, a Disciple of ManiContra Adimantum Manichaei discipulum · ca. 394
Against Secundinus the ManichaeanContra Secundinum Manichaeum · ca. 399
Against Felix the ManichaeanContra Felicem Manichaeum · December 404
Unfinished Literal Commentary on GenesisDe Genesi ad litteram imperfectus liber · ca. 393
RetractationsRetractationes · 426-427
Against Faustus the ManichaeanContra Faustum Manichaeum · ca. 398–400
Literal Commentary on GenesisDe Genesi ad litteram libri duodecim · ca. 401–415
Enchiridion (Handbook on Faith, Hope, and Love)Enchiridion ad Laurentium, sive De fide, spe et caritate · ca. 421–423
On the TrinityDe Trinitate libri quindecim · ca. 399–419
On Christian DoctrineDe doctrina christiana · Books 1–3 ca. 396–397; completed 426–427
On Catechizing the UninstructedDe catechizandis rudibus · ca. 399–405
The Lord's Sermon on the MountDe sermone Domini in monte · ca. 393–396
On True ReligionDe vera religione liber unus · ca. 389–391
On Free Choice of the WillDe libero arbitrio libri tres · ca. 387–395
SoliloquiesSoliloquiorum libri duo · 386–387
On the Catholic Way of Life and On the Manichaean Way of LifeDe moribus ecclesiae catholicae et de moribus Manichaeorum libri duo · ca. 387–389
On Genesis against the ManichaeansDe Genesi contra Manichaeos libri duo · ca. 388–390
Against the AcademicsContra Academicos libri tres · 386 (autumn)
On the Happy LifeDe beata vita · 386 (November)
On OrderDe ordine libri duo · 386–387
The TeacherDe magistro · 389
On the Greatness of the SoulDe quantitate animae · 387–388
On the Immortality of the SoulDe immortalitate animae · 387
Tractates on the Gospel of JohnIn Iohannis evangelium tractatus CXXIV · ca. 406–420
Homilies on the First Epistle of JohnIn epistulam Ioannis ad Parthos tractatus decem · ca. 407
Sermons to the PeopleSermones ad populum · ca. 391-430