Bibliography of Augustine of Hippo explained

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.[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 (Latin: [[De libero arbitrio (Augustine)|De libero arbitrio]]), addressing why God gives humans free will that can be used for evil.

Towards the end of his life, Augustine revisited his previous works in chronological order in the Latin: [[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

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

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

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Notes and References

  1. Book: A History of Later Latin Literature . F. A. . Wright . T. A. . Sinclair . Macmillan . 1931 . 56 ff.
  2. Eller . Meredith F. . The Retractationes of Saint Augustine . . September 1949 . 18 . 3 . 173 . 10.2307/3162239 . 3162239 . 162226922 .
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  4. Book: Schultheiss, Jochen . De dialectica . Pollmann . Karla . Otten . Willemien . https://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/acref/9780199299164.001.0001/acref-9780199299164-e-53?rskey=MTkyAW&result=194 . subscription . The Oxford Guide to the Historical Reception of Augustine . 2014 . 978-0-19-178983-0 . 884578244.
  5. Book: Harmless . William . Augustine in His Own Words . 2010 . CUA Press . 978-0-8132-1743-7 . 441–446.
  6. Encyclopedia: Saint Augustine: Work . Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy . 25 September 2019 . Tornau . Christian.
  7. Book: Fitzgerald . Allan D. . Augustine Through the Ages . registration . 1999 . Wm. B. Eerdmans . 978-0-8028-3843-8 . 371.
  8. Book: Weber, Hubert Philipp . De Genesi ad litteram liber inperfectus . Pollmann . Karla . Otten . Willemien . https://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/acref/9780199299164.001.0001/acref-9780199299164-e-62?rskey=qvPR6g&result=2 . subscription . The Oxford Guide to the Historical Reception of Augustine . 2014 . 978-0-19-178983-0 . 884578244.
  9. Book: Rasche, Michael . De diversis quaestionibus octoginta tribus . Pollmann . Karla . Otten . Willemien . https://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/acref/9780199299164.001.0001/acref-9780199299164-e-55?rskey=A1xWc0&result=1 . subscription . The Oxford Guide to the Historical Reception of Augustine . 2014 . 978-0-19-178983-0 . 884578244.
  10. Book: Chadwick . Henry . St. Augustine: Confessions . 2008 . Oxford University Press . 978-0-19-953782-2 . xxix.
  11. Book: Lamberigts, Mathijs . De gratia Christi et de peccato originali . Pollmann . Karla . Otten . Willemien . https://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/acref/9780199299164.001.0001/acref-9780199299164-e-66?rskey=dAtLnt&result=208 . subscription . The Oxford Guide to the Historical Reception of Augustine . 2014 . 978-0-19-178983-0 . 884578244.
  12. Book: Galynina, Irina . Enchiridion sive de fide, spe, et caritate . Pollmann . Karla . Otten . Willemien . https://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/acref/9780199299164.001.0001/acref-9780199299164-e-93?rskey=NvSFfu&result=1 . subscription . The Oxford Guide to the Historical Reception of Augustine . 2014 . 978-0-19-178983-0 . 884578244.
  13. Book: Lambert, David . De haeresibus . Pollmann . Karla . Otten . Willemien . https://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/acref/9780199299164.001.0001/acref-9780199299164-e-68?rskey=RuqviN&result=1 . subscription . The Oxford Guide to the Historical Reception of Augustine . 2014 . 978-0-19-178983-0 . 884578244.
  14. Book: Teske . Ronald J. . Answer to the Pelagians, III: Unfinished Work in Answer to Julian . 1990 . New City Press . Hyde Park, NY . 978-1-56548-055-1 . 15 . en.