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Augustine
Earlier Writings
These are Augustine's writings from the time of his conversion to Christianity in AD 386 until he became Bishop of Hippo in 395-396. Included are eight of the most important treatises from this period in which Augustine's Christian position was being formulated. With each work is a brief introduction and Augustine's own review of the treatise.
Publishing history
Other editions of this work catalogued here.
The Edition
- Translated by
- John H. S. Burleigh
- Volume editor
- John H. S. Burleigh
- Series editor
- John Baillie, John T. McNeill, Henry P. Van Dusen
Publication
- Publisher
- The Westminster Press
- Series volume
- 6
- Date published
- 1953
- Print status
- In print
The Physical Book
- Binding
- Hardcover, Paperback
- Dust jacket
- Yes
- Total pages
- 412 pages
- ISBN-13
- 9780664241629
- ISBN-10
- 066424162X
Reference
- Notes
- Originally published by The Westminster Press in hardback with a dust jacket; the original printing predates the ISBN. The ISBN, page count, and binding here are for the paperback edition currently sold by Westminster John Knox.
- Publisher page
- View at publisher
Contents
- The Soliloquies
- The Teacher (De Magistro)
- On Free Will (De Libero Arbitrio)
- Of True Religion (De Vera Religione)
- The Usefulness of Belief (De Utilitate Credendi)
- The Nature of the Good (De Natura Boni)
- Faith and the Creed (De Fide et Symbolo)
- To Simplician: On Various Questions, Book I