Bishop of Hippo · 354 – 430

Augustine of Hippo

Bishop of Hippo in North Africa and one of the most influential of all Christian writers in the West. His Confessions tell the story of his conversion.

Writings

Confession · 13 parts
The Confessions

Augustine’s account of his life and conversion, written as a prayer, in thirteen books.

518 min read · translated by J.G. Pilkington
Handbook
The Enchiridion (Faith, Hope and Love)

A handbook on faith, hope and love, written as a compact summary of Christian teaching.

142 min read · translated by J.F. Shaw
Treatise
On Faith and the Creed

An exposition of the creed, article by article.

47 min read · translated by S.D.F. Salmond
Treatise
On the Catechising of the Uninstructed

Advice on how to teach those who are new to the faith.

120 min read · translated by S.D.F. Salmond
Treatise · 5 parts
On Christian Doctrine

How to read and how to teach Scripture, in four books.

285 min read · translated by James Shaw
Treatise · 5 parts
The City of God, Books I–V

Written after the sack of Rome in 410: Augustine answers the charge that Christianity caused Rome’s fall, and argues that the old gods never gave earthly happiness.

377 min read · translated by Marcus Dods
Treatise · 5 parts
The City of God, Books VI–X

Still against the pagans: the gods and eternal life, and the philosophers, especially the Platonists, on what may be worshipped.

349 min read · translated by Marcus Dods
Treatise · 8 parts
The City of God, Books XI–XVIII

The origin and course of the two cities, one of God and one of the world, through the history told in Scripture.

702 min read · translated by Marcus Dods
Treatise · 4 parts
The City of God, Books XIX–XXII

The end of the two cities: the highest good, peace, the last judgment and the eternal state.

437 min read · translated by Marcus Dods
Treatise · 15 parts
On the Trinity

Fifteen books on the one God in three persons: what Scripture says, what the faith teaches, and how the human mind is a faint image of the Trinity.

787 min read · translated by Arthur West Haddan
Treatise
On the Spirit and the Letter

Augustine’s answer on law and grace: the law commands, but only the Spirit gives the love by which it is kept.

126 min read · translated by Peter Holmes and Robert Ernest Wallis, and revised by Benjamin B. Warfield
Treatise
On Nature and Grace

A reply to Pelagius: human nature, wounded by sin, is healed and not merely helped by the grace of Christ.

119 min read · translated by Peter Holmes and Robert Ernest Wallis, and revised by Benjamin B. Warfield
Treatise
Concerning Faith of Things Not Seen

Treatise by Augustine of Hippo.

24 min read · translated by C.L. Cornish
Treatise
On the Profit of Believing

Treatise by Augustine of Hippo.

75 min read · translated by C.L. Cornish
Treatise
On Continence

Treatise by Augustine of Hippo.

57 min read · translated by C.L. Cornish
Treatise
On the Good of Marriage

Treatise by Augustine of Hippo.

60 min read · translated by C.L. Cornish
Treatise
On Holy Virginity

Treatise by Augustine of Hippo.

82 min read · translated by C.L. Cornish
Treatise
On the Good of Widowhood

Treatise by Augustine of Hippo.

52 min read · translated by C.L. Cornish
Treatise
On Lying

Treatise by Augustine of Hippo.

83 min read · translated by H. Browne
Treatise
To Consentius: Against Lying

Treatise by Augustine of Hippo.

80 min read · translated by H. Browne
Treatise
On the Work of Monks

Treatise by Augustine of Hippo.

85 min read · translated by H. Browne
Treatise
On Patience

Treatise by Augustine of Hippo.

35 min read · translated by H. Browne
Treatise
On Care to be Had For the Dead

Treatise by Augustine of Hippo.

47 min read · translated by H. Browne
Treatise
On the Morals of the Catholic Church

Treatise by Augustine of Hippo.

84 min read · translated by Richard Stothert
Treatise
On the Morals of the Manichaeans

Treatise by Augustine of Hippo.

82 min read · translated by Richard Stothert
Treatise
On Two Souls, Against the Manichaeans

Treatise by Augustine of Hippo.

44 min read · translated by Albert H. Newman
Treatise
Acts or Disputation Against Fortunatus the Manichaean

Treatise by Augustine of Hippo.

42 min read · translated by Albert H. Newman
Treatise · 19 parts
Reply to Faustus the Manichaean, Part 1

Reply to Faustus the Manichaean, by Augustine of Hippo: part 1 of 2 (Reply to Faustus the Manichaean: Book 1 to Reply to Faustus the Manichaean: Book 19).

385 min read · translated by Richard Stothert
Treatise · 14 parts
Reply to Faustus the Manichaean, Part 2

Reply to Faustus the Manichaean, by Augustine of Hippo: part 2 of 2 (Reply to Faustus the Manichaean: Book 20 to Reply to Faustus the Manichaean: Book 33).

369 min read · translated by Richard Stothert
Treatise
Concerning the Nature of Good, Against the Manichaeans

Treatise by Augustine of Hippo.

49 min read · translated by Albert H. Newman
Treatise · 7 parts
On Baptism, Against the Donatists

Treatise by Augustine of Hippo.

372 min read · translated by J.R. King and revised by Chester D. Hartranft
Treatise · 3 parts
Merits and Remission of Sin, and Infant Baptism

Treatise by Augustine of Hippo.

242 min read · translated by Peter Holmes and Robert Ernest Wallis, and revised by Benjamin B. Warfield
Treatise
On Man's Perfection in Righteousness

Treatise by Augustine of Hippo.

69 min read · translated by Peter Holmes and Robert Ernest Wallis, and revised by Benjamin B. Warfield
Treatise
On the Proceedings of Pelagius

Treatise by Augustine of Hippo.

115 min read · translated by Peter Holmes and Robert Ernest Wallis, and revised by Benjamin B. Warfield
Treatise · 2 parts
On the Grace of Christ, and on Original Sin

Treatise by Augustine of Hippo.

142 min read · translated by Peter Holmes and Robert Ernest Wallis, and revised by Benjamin B. Warfield
Treatise · 3 parts
On Marriage and Concupiscence

Treatise by Augustine of Hippo.

171 min read · translated by Peter Holmes and Robert Ernest Wallis, and revised by Benjamin B. Warfield
Treatise · 4 parts
On the Soul and its Origin

Treatise by Augustine of Hippo.

224 min read · translated by Peter Holmes and Robert Ernest Wallis, and revised by Benjamin B. Warfield
Treatise
On Grace and Free Will

Treatise by Augustine of Hippo.

88 min read · translated by Peter Holmes and Robert Ernest Wallis, and revised by Benjamin B. Warfield
Treatise
On Rebuke and Grace

Treatise by Augustine of Hippo.

81 min read · translated by Peter Holmes and Robert Ernest Wallis, and revised by Benjamin B. Warfield
Treatise · 2 parts
The Predestination of the Saints/Gift of Perseverance

Treatise by Augustine of Hippo.

199 min read · translated by Peter Holmes and Robert Ernest Wallis, and revised by Benjamin B. Warfield
Treatise · 118 parts
The Harmony of the Gospels, Part 1

The Harmony of the Gospels, by Augustine of Hippo: part 1 of 2 (The Harmony of the Gospels: Chapter 1 to The Harmony of the Gospels: Chapter 1).

380 min read · translated by S.D.F. Salmond
Treatise · 35 parts
The Harmony of the Gospels, Part 2

The Harmony of the Gospels, by Augustine of Hippo: part 2 of 2 (The Harmony of the Gospels: Chapter 2 to The Harmony of the Gospels: Chapter 10).

228 min read · translated by S.D.F. Salmond
Treatise · 2 parts
Soliloquies

Treatise by Augustine of Hippo.

98 min read · translated by C.C. Starbuck
Collection · 56 parts
Other Writings, Part 1

Letters, homilies, sermons, commentaries, fragments and shorter pieces by Augustine of Hippo that are not published as books, in the order of the New Advent collection (part 1 of 22).

419 min read · translated by J.G. Cunningham
Collection · 34 parts
Other Writings, Part 2

Letters, homilies, sermons, commentaries, fragments and shorter pieces by Augustine of Hippo that are not published as books, in the order of the New Advent collection (part 2 of 22).

376 min read · translated by J.G. Cunningham
Collection · 32 parts
Other Writings, Part 3

Letters, homilies, sermons, commentaries, fragments and shorter pieces by Augustine of Hippo that are not published as books, in the order of the New Advent collection (part 3 of 22).

416 min read · translated by J.G. Cunningham
Collection · 39 parts
Other Writings, Part 4

Letters, homilies, sermons, commentaries, fragments and shorter pieces by Augustine of Hippo that are not published as books, in the order of the New Advent collection (part 4 of 22).

405 min read · translated by J.G. Cunningham
Collection · 5 parts
Other Writings, Part 5

Letters, homilies, sermons, commentaries, fragments and shorter pieces by Augustine of Hippo that are not published as books, in the order of the New Advent collection (part 5 of 22).

423 min read · translated by J.R. King and revised by Chester D. Hartranft
Collection · 5 parts
Other Writings, Part 6

Letters, homilies, sermons, commentaries, fragments and shorter pieces by Augustine of Hippo that are not published as books, in the order of the New Advent collection (part 6 of 22).

359 min read · translated by Peter Holmes and Robert Ernest Wallis, and revised by Benjamin B. Warfield
Collection · 10 parts
Other Writings, Part 7

Letters, homilies, sermons, commentaries, fragments and shorter pieces by Augustine of Hippo that are not published as books, in the order of the New Advent collection (part 7 of 22).

420 min read · translated by R.G. MacMullen
Collection · 29 parts
Other Writings, Part 8

Letters, homilies, sermons, commentaries, fragments and shorter pieces by Augustine of Hippo that are not published as books, in the order of the New Advent collection (part 8 of 22).

382 min read · translated by R.G. MacMullen
Collection · 37 parts
Other Writings, Part 9

Letters, homilies, sermons, commentaries, fragments and shorter pieces by Augustine of Hippo that are not published as books, in the order of the New Advent collection (part 9 of 22).

411 min read · translated by R.G. MacMullen
Collection · 27 parts
Other Writings, Part 10

Letters, homilies, sermons, commentaries, fragments and shorter pieces by Augustine of Hippo that are not published as books, in the order of the New Advent collection (part 10 of 22).

393 min read · translated by R.G. MacMullen
Collection · 15 parts
Other Writings, Part 11

Letters, homilies, sermons, commentaries, fragments and shorter pieces by Augustine of Hippo that are not published as books, in the order of the New Advent collection (part 11 of 22).

406 min read · translated by John Gibb
Collection · 22 parts
Other Writings, Part 12

Letters, homilies, sermons, commentaries, fragments and shorter pieces by Augustine of Hippo that are not published as books, in the order of the New Advent collection (part 12 of 22).

413 min read · translated by John Gibb
Collection · 39 parts
Other Writings, Part 13

Letters, homilies, sermons, commentaries, fragments and shorter pieces by Augustine of Hippo that are not published as books, in the order of the New Advent collection (part 13 of 22).

419 min read · translated by John Gibb
Collection · 44 parts
Other Writings, Part 14

Letters, homilies, sermons, commentaries, fragments and shorter pieces by Augustine of Hippo that are not published as books, in the order of the New Advent collection (part 14 of 22).

406 min read · translated by John Gibb
Collection · 20 parts
Other Writings, Part 15

Letters, homilies, sermons, commentaries, fragments and shorter pieces by Augustine of Hippo that are not published as books, in the order of the New Advent collection (part 15 of 22).

421 min read · translated by H. Browne
Collection · 33 parts
Other Writings, Part 16

Letters, homilies, sermons, commentaries, fragments and shorter pieces by Augustine of Hippo that are not published as books, in the order of the New Advent collection (part 16 of 22).

409 min read · translated by an anonymous scholar
Collection · 15 parts
Other Writings, Part 17

Letters, homilies, sermons, commentaries, fragments and shorter pieces by Augustine of Hippo that are not published as books, in the order of the New Advent collection (part 17 of 22).

400 min read · translated by J.E. Tweed
Collection · 14 parts
Other Writings, Part 18

Letters, homilies, sermons, commentaries, fragments and shorter pieces by Augustine of Hippo that are not published as books, in the order of the New Advent collection (part 18 of 22).

411 min read · translated by J.E. Tweed
Collection · 16 parts
Other Writings, Part 19

Letters, homilies, sermons, commentaries, fragments and shorter pieces by Augustine of Hippo that are not published as books, in the order of the New Advent collection (part 19 of 22).

400 min read · translated by J.E. Tweed
Collection · 17 parts
Other Writings, Part 20

Letters, homilies, sermons, commentaries, fragments and shorter pieces by Augustine of Hippo that are not published as books, in the order of the New Advent collection (part 20 of 22).

403 min read · translated by J.E. Tweed
Collection · 30 parts
Other Writings, Part 21

Letters, homilies, sermons, commentaries, fragments and shorter pieces by Augustine of Hippo that are not published as books, in the order of the New Advent collection (part 21 of 22).

416 min read · translated by J.E. Tweed
Collection · 15 parts
Other Writings, Part 22

Letters, homilies, sermons, commentaries, fragments and shorter pieces by Augustine of Hippo that are not published as books, in the order of the New Advent collection (part 22 of 22).

235 min read · translated by J.E. Tweed

Portrait: drawn in the site’s engraved style from “Saint Augustine by Philippe de Champaigne” (Philippe de Champaigne), public domain, Wikimedia Commons.

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