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Augustine of Hippo

Born

in Thagaste (now Souk Ahras), Algeria

October 30, 0354

Died

August 18, 0430

Genre

Christian, Philosophy, Religion

Influences

Plato, Plotinus, Marcus Tullius Cicero, Ambrose of Milan ...more

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Aurelius Augustinus Hipponensis, in English Augustine of Hippo, also known as St. Augustine, St. Austin, was bishop of Hippo Regius (present-day Annaba, Algeria). He was a Latin philosopher and theologian from the Africa Province of the Roman Empire and is generally considered as one of the greatest Christian thinkers of all times. His writings were very influential in the development of Western Christianity. According to his contemporary Jerome, Augustine "established anew the ancient Faith." In his early years he was heavily influenced by Manichaeism and afterward by the Neo-Platonism of Plotinus. After his conversion to Christianity and his baptism in 387, Augustine developed his own approach to philosophy and theology, accommodating a v ...more

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	Confessions 3.95 avg rating — 59,978 ratings — published 378 — 1118 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	City of God 3.92 avg rating — 12,109 ratings — published 426 — 199 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Saint Augustine: On Christian Doctrine 4.04 avg rating — 3,412 ratings — published 397	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	On Free Choice of the Will by Augustine of Hippo, Thomas Williams (Translator) 3.93 avg rating — 1,482 ratings — published 395 — 38 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Trinity by Augustine of Hippo, Edmund Hill (Translator), John E. Rotelle (Editor) 4.35 avg rating — 1,059 ratings — published 416 — 89 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Enchiridion on Faith Hope and Love (Augustine Series 1) 4.11 avg rating — 683 ratings — published 420 — 155 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	On Grace and Free Will 4.31 avg rating — 454 ratings — published 426 — 43 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Political Writings of St. Augustine by Augustine of Hippo, Dino Bigongiari, Henry Paolucci (Editor) 3.85 avg rating — 352 ratings — published 396 — 21 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Complete Works of Saint Augustine: The Confessions, On Grace and Free Will, The City of God, On Christian Doctrine, Expositions on the Book Of Psalms, ... (50 Books With Active Table of Contents) by Augustine of Hippo, Philip Schaff, Marcus Dods 4.26 avg rating — 304 ratings — published 2008 — 28 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Confessions of a Sinner by Augustine of Hippo, R.S. Pine-Coffin (Translator) 3.61 avg rating — 271 ratings — published 400 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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