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Sermons 341-400 are on Liturgical Seasons. "The English reads smoothly and clearly. The sermons have helpful subdivisions in the contents as well as the text. Highly recommended." Library Journal "A must for libraries" Catholic Library World "An excellent resource!" Choice

Sermons 273-305A are on the Saints. "The English reads smoothly and clearly. The sermons have helpful subdivisions in the contents as well as the text. Highly recommended." Library Journal "A must for libraries" Catholic Library World "An excellent resource!" Choice

Excerpt from The Meditations of St. Augustine, His Treatise of the Love of God, Soliloquies, and Manual: With Select ContemplationsAnd now, O Father of mercies, and God of all comfort, perfect, 1 beseech thee, these gracious designs upon thy servant, possess me thoroughly with thy fear, that I may not dare to incur thy threatenings, and support me with the joy of thy salvation, that I may be filled with thy love, and cheerfully run the race th...

Excerpt from King Alfred's Old English Version of St. Augustine's Soliloquies: Edited With Introduction, Notes, and GlossaryIN preparing this edition for use in college classes, many problems have arisen the best solution of which I can hardly hope to have reached. I leave the work to stand on whatever merits it may have.It should be noted that the facsimiles of the manuscript are reduced of the linear dimensions. The first is of folio 4 ¿. Of...

Excerpt from King Alfred's Old English Version of St. Augustine's Soliloquies: Edited With Introduction, Notes, and GlossaryIN preparing this edition for use in college classes, many problems have arisen the best solution of which I can hardly hope to have reached. I leave the work to stand on whatever merits it may have.It should be noted that the facsimiles of the manuscript are reduced of the linear dimensions. The first is of folio 4 ¿. Of...

Renowned for his homiletic virtuosity, Augustine has been credited with hundreds of sermons. This collection of eighty-two sermons on the holy days and seasons of the Christian calendar includes specimens of Augustine's preaching on Christmas, New Year, Epiphany, Lent, the Easter Vigil, Easter Sunday, the Easter season, and Ascension, as well as exhortations to Christians who were newly baptized (at the Easter Vigil). His conversational tone a...

St. Augustine's extemporaneous style and broad range of interests are evident in the tractates included in this volume, in which he comments on chapters 7-12 of St. John's Gospel. These chapters contain some of the best-known episodes from the life of Christ. The passages also contain some of Christ's most explicit teaching of his divinity.

In this volume, which concludes John W. Rettig's translation of St. Augustine's Tractates on the Gospel of John, Augustine applies his keen insight and powers of rhetoric to the sacred text, drawing the audience into an intimate contemplation of Jesus through the course of his Passion, Death, and Resurrection. Augustine clarifies the meaning of words and phrases (often appealing to the Greek text), resolves obscurities, and reconciles apparent...

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The De Doctrina Christiana ("On Christian Teaching") is one of Augustine's most important works on the classical tradition. Undertaken at the same time as the Confessions, it sheds light on the development of Augustine's thought, especially in the areas of ethics, hermeneutics, and sign-theory. This completely new translation gives a close but updated representation of Augustine's thought and expression, while a succinct introduction and selec...

Excerpt from The Meditations of St. Augustine, His Treatise of the Love of God, Soliloquies, and Manual: With Select Contemplations And now, O Father of mercies, and God of all comfort, perfect, 1 beseech thee, these gracious designs upon thy servant, possess me thoroughly with thy fear, that I may not dare to incur thy threatenings, and support me with the joy of thy salvation, that I may be filled with thy love, and cheerfully run the race ...

In the writings gathered here, Augustine clarifies difficult passages in the Old Testament, from the building of Noah's ark to the struggles of Job, and addresses common questions from the members of his congregation. Each work is introduced and annotated by modern scholars who provide context for Augustine's life and thought at the time of his writing. Augustine of Hippo's intense study of the Scriptures compels us to share his reverence for ...

(LARGE PRINT EDITION) This book is a facsimile reprint and may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages.

Augustine touches upon numerous topics, including the role of grace, the original state of humanity, the possibility of waging a just war, the ideal form of government, and the nature of heaven and hell.

Essays by leading scholars explore the work, life and times of the notorious libertine poet John Wilmot, Earl of Rochester.

This volume presents new translations of five of Augustines works: The Excellence of Marriage, Holy Virginity, The Excellence of Widowhood, Adulterous Marriages, and Continence.... The volume is to be commended on several points. The translation itself is in eminently readable, clear English that should be accessible to anyone interested in Augustine.... The general introduction does an excellent job of placing these works in the context of Au...

Complete collection of Letters by Augustine

Each letter is preceded by its own introduction in which the translator offers valuable information about the persons, content, and background pertinent to the letter. The letters of Saint Augustine are an invaluable source of information in the areas of church history, liturgy, spirituality, theology, civil history, etc. The correspondence of Augustine includes 308 letters: 252 that he wrote himself, 49 that others sent him, and 7 letters tha...

Translation, Introduction and notes by Roland J. Teske, S.J.

The De Doctrina Christiana ("On Christian Teaching") is one of Augustine's most important works on the classical tradition. Undertaken at the same time as the Confessions, it sheds light on the development of Augustine's thought, especially in the areas of ethics, hermeneutics, and sign-theory. This completely new translation gives a close but updated representation of Augustine's thought and expression, while a succinct introduction and selec...