Books by Dave Armstrong: The Quotable Augustine: Distinctively Catholic Elements in His Theology

This book will be along the sames lines as my previous ones: The Quotable Newman and The Quotable Wesley :  with an overwhelming emphasis on theology and exegesis, and much less on spirituality, philosophy, ethics, liturgy, politics, aesthetics or other areas (though quotes that are extraordinary and simply can't be passed over will be included). That narrows down the already quite daunting task of selection and collection. I'm interested in St. Augustine's theological views and analysis along those lines, and passing these views along to the reader, with the best, most pithy and descriptive quotes I can find.

What is different from the two books above, however, is the focus on "distinctively Catholic" elements in Augustine's writings. Our Protestant brethren continually assert that St. Augustine's views were closer to theirs than to the present-day Catholic Church. This is simply not true, and this book will demonstrate that with hundreds of citations dealing with positions that Protestants (most or virtually all) expressly reject.


Bibliography [all in the public domain, excepting The Retractions, which will be referenced in order to clarify any changes in Augustine's positions, but not directly cited, since it is in copyright]





COLLECTIONS




Philip Schaff, editor, Early Church Fathers: Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers Series 1 (“NPNF 1”), 14 Volumes (volumes 1-8 devoted to St. Augustine); Buffalo, New York: Christian Literature Publishing Co., 1887; also published in Edinburgh, 1889. Identified by "NPNF 1-2," "NPNF 1-8," etc. (the second number being the particular volume). Available online:

http://www.newadvent.org/fathers/ 
http://www.ccel.org/fathers.html 



Benedictine Fathers, translators, Seventeen Short Treatises of St. Augustine, Bishop of Hippo   ["17ST"], Oxford: John Henry Parker, 1847. Available online:

http://books.google.com/books?id=hEUOAAAAYAAJ&dq=st.+augustine,+on+the+Usefulness+of+Believing&source=gbs_navlinks_s


*Sister M. Inez Bogan, R. S. M., editor and translator, The Retractions [The Fathers of the Church]; Washington, D. C.: The Catholic University of America Press, 1999. Partially available online: 
http://books.google.com/books?id=DikZ4GEmgUIC&dq=the+retractions&source=gbs_navlinks_s



Edward Bouverie Pusey, translator, The Confessions of St. Augustine , New York: P. F. Collier & Son, 1909; originally 1838 [Harvard Classics]. All citations from Confessions will be from this translation. Available online: 
http://books.google.com/books?id=5IoEAAAAYAAJ&dq=st.+augustine,+confessions&source=gbs_navlinks_s
http://books.google.com/books?id=iJZaAAAAIAAJ&dq=st.+augustine,+confessions&source=gbs_navlinks_s 
http://www9.georgetown.edu/faculty/jod/Englishconfessions.html



INDIVIDUAL WORKS (CHRONOLOGICAL) [48]


(with chronological dates and Latin titles: taken from the 1995 Internet chart by Allan D. Fitzgerald, O.S.A.: editor of Augustine Through the Ages: An Encyclopedia [Grand Rapids, Michigan: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1999; 952 pages]; also abbreviations, translators, secondary sources, and URLs from the Internet ) 


386-387 Sol. The Soliloquies (Soliloquiorum) [tr. C. C. Starbuck; NPNF 1-7]

387 / 389 Mor.C On the Morals of the Catholic Church (De moribus ecclesiae catholicae) [tr. Richard Stothert; NPNF 1-4]


387 / 389 Mor.M On the Morals of the Manichaeans (De moribus Manichaeorum) [tr. Richard Stothert; NPNF 1-4]




391 Believ. On the Usefulness of Believing (De utilitate credendi) [tr. C. L. Cornish; NPNF 1-3]


392 C.Fortun. Disputation Against Fortunatus [tr. Albert H. Newman; NPNF 1-4]



392 / 393 Soul.c.M Of Two Souls, Against the Manichees  (De duabus animabus contra Manichaeos) [tr. Albert H. Newman; NPNF 1-4]


393 F.Creed Of Faith and the Creed  (De fide et symbolo) [tr. S. D. F. Salmond; NPNF 1-3]



393 / 394 S.Mount On the Sermon on the Mount [Bk I / Bk II] (De sermone Domini in monte) [tr. William Findlay; NPNF 1-6]


393 Cat.Creed Sermon to Catechumens on the Creed [tr. by H. Browne; NPNF 1-3]



395 Cont. On Continence  (De continentia) [tr. C. L. Cornish; NPNF 1-3]




396 Confl. On the Christian Conflict (De agone christiano) [tr. Benedictine Fathers; 17ST]


396-426 Doctr. On Christian Doctrine  (De doctrina christiana) [tr. James Shaw; NPNF 1-2]


396-420 E.Ps. Explanations of the Psalms  (Enarrationes in Psalmos) [tr. J. E. Tweed; NPNF 1-8]


397 C.Fund.M Against the Fundamental Epistle of Manichaeus (Contra epistulam quam vocant fundamenti) [tr. Richard Stothert; NPNF 1-4]


397-401 Conf. The Confessions (Confessiones) [tr. E. B. Pusey, 1838; see further bibliographical information above]


397-398 C.Faust. Against Faustus the Manichee (Contra Faustum Manichaeum) [tr. Richard Stothert; NPNF 1-4]


399 Good On the Nature of Good  (De natura boni) [tr. Albert H. Newman; NPNF 1-4]



399-419 Trin. On the Trinity (De trinitate) [tr. Arthur West Haddan; NPNF 1-3]



400 Faith Of Faith in Things Not Seen  (De fide rerum quae non videntur) [tr. C. L. Cornish; NPNF 1-3]



400 Harm.G. Harmony of the Gospels (De consensu evangelistarum) [tr. S. D. F. Salmond; NPNF 1-6]



400 Monks On the Work of Monks (De opere monachorum) [tr. by H. Browne; NPNF 1-3]



400 Cat.U. On Catechizing the Uninstructed (De catechizandis rudibus) [tr. S. D. F. Salmond; NPNF 1-3]



400 / 401 Bapt. On Baptism, Against the Donatists  (De baptismo) [tr. J. R. King; rev. Chester D. Hartranft; NPNF 1-4]



401 Marr. On the Good of Marriage (De bono coniugale) [tr. C. L. Cornish; NPNF 1-3]


401 Virg. On Holy Virginity (De sancta virginate) [tr. C. L. Cornish; NPNF 1-3]


401 / 405 C.Pet. Against the Letters of Petilian the Donatist (Contra litteras Petiliani) [tr. J. R. King; rev. Chester D. Hartranft; NPNF 1-4]




406-430 L.John Lectures on the Gospel of John (In euangelium Ioannis tractatus) [tr. John Gibb; NPNF 1-7]


407 / 409 H.1Jn Homilies on the First Epistle of John (Tractatus in epistolam Ioannis ad Parthos) [tr. by H. Browne; NPNF 1-7]

412 Sin.I.Bapt. On Merit and the Forgiveness of Sins and on Infant Baptism (De peccatorum meritis et remissione et de baptismo parvulorum) [tr. Peter Holmes and Robert E. Wallis, rev. Benjamin B. Warfield; NPNF 1-5]
412 / 413 F.Works On Faith and Works (De fide et operibus) [tr. Benedictine Fathers; 17ST] 

412 Sp.L On the Spirit and the Letter (De spiritu et littera) [tr. Peter Holmes and Robert E. Wallis, rev. Benjamin B. Warfield; NPNF 1-5]


413-427 City City of God (De civitate Dei) [tr. Marcus Dods; NPNF 1-2]


414 / 415 Nat. On Nature and Grace (De natura et gratia) [tr. Peter Holmes and Robert E. Wallis, rev. Benjamin B. Warfield; NPNF 1-5]



415 / 416 Perf. On Man's Perfection in Righteousness (De perfectione iustitiae) [tr. Peter Holmes and Robert E. Wallis, rev. Benjamin B. Warfield; NPNF 1-5]


417 P.Pel. On the Proceedings of Pelagius (De gestis Pelagii) [tr. Peter Holmes and Robert E. Wallis, rev. Benjamin B. Warfield; NPNF 1-5]


418 Grace.Orig. On the Grace of Christ and on Original Sin (De gratia Christi et de peccato originali) [tr. Peter Holmes and Robert E. Wallis, rev. Benjamin B. Warfield; NPNF 1-5]


419 / 420 M.Concup. On Marriage and Concupiscence (De nuptiis et concupiscentia) [tr. Peter Holmes and Robert E. Wallis, rev. Benjamin B. Warfield; NPNF 1-5]


419-421 Soul On the Soul and its Origin [Bk I / Bk II / Bk III / Bk IV] (De anima et eius origine) [tr. Peter Holmes and Robert E. Wallis, rev. Benjamin B. Warfield; NPNF 1-5]


420 C.Ep.Pel. Against Two Letters of the Pelagians (Contra duas epistulas Pelagianorum) [tr. Peter Holmes and Robert E. Wallis, rev. Benjamin B. Warfield; NPNF 1-5]



420-422 Dead On the Care of the Dead (De cura pro mortuis gerenda) [tr. by H. Browne; NPNF 1-3]


421-422 Ench. Enchiridion: Handbook on Faith, Hope, and Love (Enchiridion ad Laurentium) [tr. J. F. Shaw; NPNF 1-3]


426 / 427 Grace.Free On Grace and Free Will (De gratia et libero arbitrio) [tr. Peter Holmes and Robert E. Wallis, rev. Benjamin B. Warfield; NPNF 1-5]


426 / 427 Reb.Gr. On Rebuke and Grace (De correptione et gratia) [tr. Peter Holmes and Robert E. Wallis, rev. Benjamin B. Warfield; NPNF 1-5]


426 / 427 Retr. Retractions (Retractiones) [tr. Sister M. Inez Bogan: see further bibliographical information above]


428 / 429 Pred. On the Predestination of the Saints (De praedestinatione sanctorum) [tr. Peter Holmes and Robert E. Wallis, rev. Benjamin B. Warfield; NPNF 1-5]


428 / 429 Persev. On the Gift of Perseverance  (De dono perseverantiae) [tr. Peter Holmes and Robert E. Wallis, rev. Benjamin B. Warfield; NPNF 1-5]


386-429 Ep.[#] Letters (Epistulae) [tr. J. G. Cunningham; NPNF 1-1]


393-430 Serm. Sermons on the New Testament (Sermones) [tr. R. G. MacMullen; NPNF 1-6]



INDIVIDUAL WORKS (BY ABBREVIATION)



Bapt. On Baptism, Against the Donatists (De baptismo) 400 / 401
Believ. On the Usefulness of Believing (De utilitate credendi) 391 
C.Ep.Pel. Against Two Letters of the Pelagians (Contra duas epistulas Pelagianorum) 420 
C.Faust. Against Faustus the Manichee (Contra Faustum Manichaeum) 397-398
C.Fortun. Disputation Against Fortunatus 392
C.Fund.M Against the Fundamental Epistle of Manichaeus (Contra epistulam quam vocant fundamenti) 397 
C.Pet. Against the Letters of Petilian the Donatist (Contra litteras Petiliani) 401 / 405
Cat.Creed Sermon to Catechumens on the Creed 393
Cat.U. On Catechizing the Uninstructed (De catechizandis rudibus) 400  
City City of God (De civitate Dei) 413-427
Conf. The Confessions (Confessiones) 397-401
Confl. On the Christian Conflict (De agone christiano) 396
Cont. On Continence (De continentia) 395
Dead On the Care of the Dead (De cura pro mortuis gerenda) 420-422 
Doctr. On Christian Doctrine (De doctrina christiana) 396-426
E.Ps. Explanations of the Psalms (Enarrationes in Psalmos) 396-420
Ench. Enchiridion: Handbook on Faith, Hope, and Love (Enchiridion ad Laurentium) 421-422
Ep.[#] Letters (Epistulae) 386-429 
F.Creed Of Faith and the Creed (De fide et symbolo) 393 
F.Works On Faith and Works (De fide et operibus) 412 / 413
Faith Of Faith in Things Not Seen (De fide rerum quae non videntur) 400
Good On the Nature of Good (De natura boni) 399 Grace.Free On Grace and Free Will (De gratia et libero arbitrio) 426 / 427 Grace.Orig. On the Grace of Christ and on Original Sin (De gratia Christi et de peccato originali) 418
H.1Jn Homilies on the First Epistle of John (Tractatus in epistolam Ioannis ad Parthos) 407 / 409 Harm.G. Harmony of the Gospels (De consensu evangelistarum) 400 L.John Lectures on the Gospel of John (In euangelium Ioannis tractatus) 406-430 
M.Concup. On Marriage and Concupiscence (De nuptiis et concupiscentia) 419 / 420 Marr. On the Good of Marriage (De bono coniugale) 401  
Monks On the Work of Monks (De opere monachorum) 400 
Mor.C On the Morals of the Catholic Church (De moribus ecclesiae catholicae) 387 / 389 
Mor.M On the Morals of the Manichaeans (De moribus Manichaeorum) 387 / 389
Nat. On Nature and Grace (De natura et gratia) 414 / 415 
P.Pel. On the Proceedings of Pelagius (De gestis Pelagii) 417
Perf. On Man's Perfection in Righteousness (De perfectione iustitiae) 415 / 416
Persev. On the Gift of Perseverance (De dono perseverantiae) 428 / 429
Pred. On the Predestination of the Saints (De praedestinatione sanctorum) 428 / 429
Reb.Gr. On Rebuke and Grace (De correptione et gratia) 426 / 427
Retr. Retractions (Retractiones) 426 / 427 
S.Mount On the Sermon on the Mount (De sermone Domini in monte) 393 / 394
Serm. Sermons on the New Testament 393-430 
Sin.I.Bapt. On Merit and the Forgiveness of Sins and on Infant Baptism (De peccatorum meritis et remissione et de baptismo parvulorum) 412
Sol. The Soliloquies (Soliloquiorum) 386-387 
Soul On the Soul and its Origin (De anima et eius origine) 419-421
Soul.c.M Of Two Souls, Against the Manichees (De duabus animabus contra Manichaeos) 392 / 393
Sp.L On the Spirit and the Letter (De spiritu et littera)  412 
Trin. On the Trinity (De trinitate) 399-419 
Virg. On Holy Virginity (De sancta virginate) 401





Updated on 19 July 2012.



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