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On Christian Belief (Paperback, New edition)
Ramsey Augustine, Edmund Augustine; Edited by Ramsey Boniface; Notes by Michael Fiedrowicz; Translated by Matthew J. O'Connell
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The seven works of Augustine that are contained in this volume all
deal with the problem of faith in God. They were written over the
course of three decades, beginning with True Religion (390) and
extending to the Enchiridion on Faith, Hope, and Charity (c. 421).
Hence this selection of writings provides an impressive insight
into the intellectual and spiritual development of one of the
greatest of all Western minds, as it grappled with a question that
has never ceased to preoccupy and stimulate Western thought: Is it
reasonable to believe in God, and what form might such belief take?
Each of these seven works is a new translation into contemporary
English, and each is introduced by the German Augustinian scholar
Michael Fiedrowicz, who has also written a valuable general
introduction.
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Second volume of the long-awaited translation of one of Augustines
classics and a great work in Christian literature. Newly translated
by Maria Boulding, O.S.B., whose masterful translation of
Augustines Confessions in the same series has been praised as being
of a different level of excellence from practically anything else
in the market (Bishop Rowan Williams, Monmouth, England). As the
psalms are a microcosm of the Old Testament, so the Expositions of
the Psalms can be seen as a microcosm of Augustinian thought. They
recapitulate and focus the experiences of Augustines personal life,
his theological reflections, and his pastoral concerns as Bishop of
Hippo.
Third volume of the long-awaited translation of one of Augustines
classics and a great work in Christian literature. Newly translated
by Maria Boulding, O.S.B., whose masterful translation of
Augustines Confessions in the same series has been praised as being
of a different level of excellence from practically anything else
in the market (Bishop Rowan Williams, Monmouth, England). As the
psalms are a microcosm of the Old Testament, so the Expositions of
the Psalms can be seen as a microcosm of Augustinian thought. They
recapitulate and focus the experiences of Augustines personal life,
his theological reflections, and his pastoral concerns as Bishop of
Hippo.
"The Confessions" is an all time number one Christian classic -- an
extended poetic, passionate, intimate prayer written by St.
Augustine because he felt called by God to make this confession.
Rowan Williams, former Archbishop of Canterbury, calls Boulding's
translation "a different level of excellence from practically
anything else on the market. She has perfected an elegant and
flowing style." This 2nd edition includes a long-awaited annotated
bibliography.
Augustine knows by faith that God is a trinity, Father, Son and
Holy Spirit, and he is seeking as far as possible to understand
what he believes. In the first seven books Augustine begins by
searching the scriptures of the Old and New Testaments for clues to
understanding, and then argues in the language of philosophy and
logic to defend the orthodox statement of the doctrine against the
Arians. In the last eight books Augustine seeks to understand the
mystery of the divine Trinity by observing an analogous trinity in
the image of God, which is the human mind; and in so doing he also
suggests a programme for the serious Christian of spiritual
self-discovery and renewal. The Second Edition now features
convenient footnotes rather than the previously used endnotes.
Essential Expositions of the Psalms is a collection distilled from
the 6-volume set in the Works of Saint Augustine. As the psalms are
a microcosm of the Old Testament, so the Expositions of the Psalms
can be seen as a microcosm of Augustinian thought. In the Book of
Psalms are to be found the history of the people of Israel, the
theology and spirituality of the Old Covenant, and a treasury of
human experience expressed in prayer and poetry. So too does the
work of expounding the psalms recapitulate and focus the
experiences of Augustine's personal life, his theological
reflections and his pastoral concerns as Bishop of Hippo.
The prayers featured in Augustine's classic Confessions, compiled
and featured thematically.
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Sarah E Augustine, Kiyomi E Locker, Dennis McDonald; Foreword by Ted Gordon
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New Testament I and II represents Vol. I/15 and I/16 in the Works
of Saint Augustine: A Translation for the 21st Century. The present
volume contains the translations of four works, all of which are
exegetical treatises of one sort or another: The Lord's Sermon on
the Mount, Agreement among the Evangelists, Questions on the
Gospels and Seventeen Questions on Matthew. Each of the four works
are accompanied by its own introduction, general index, and
scripture index. The Lord's Sermon on the Mount (translated by
Michael Campbell, OSA) is an exegesis of chapters five through
seven of Matthew's Gospel, but Augustine's explanation of the
Sermon is more a charter of Christian morality and spirituality
than mere exegesis of the text and brings a unity to the lengthy
discourse that goes far beyond an account of what the text says.
Augustine wrote Agreement among the Evangelists in 400,
contemporaneously with the composition of his Confessions (397 -
401).The treatise, translated by Kim Paffenroth, is an attempt to
defend the veracity of the four evangelists in the face of seeming
incompatibilities in their record of the gospel events, especially
against some pagan philosophers who raised objections to the gospel
narratives based on alleged inconsistencies. Questions on the
Gospels and Seventeen Questions on Matthew are translated by Roland
Teske, SJ. Questions on the Gospels is a record of questions that
arose when Augustine was reading the Gospels of Matthew and Luke
with a disciple. The answers to the questions are not intended to
be commentaries on the Gospels in their entirety but merely
represent the answers to the questions that arose for the student
at the time. Seventeen Questions on Matthew is similarly in the
question-and-answer genre and is most likely by Augustine, but it
includes some paragraphs at the end that are certainly not his. For
all those who are interested in the greatest classics of Christian
antiquity, Augustine's works are indispensable. This long-awaited
translation makes Augustine's monumental work approachable.ABOUT
THE AUTHOR Augustine of Hippo (354-430) is one of the greatest
thinkers and writers of the Western world. After he converted to
Christianity he became bishop of Hippo in North Africa, where he
was influential in civil and church affairs. His writings have had
a lasting impact on Western philosophy and culture.
Few ancient Christian authors attempted anything like a complete
commentary on the "Gospel of John", among them Origen, John
Chrysostom and Augustine. Of these, Augustine's must count as the
greatest. Unlike Origen's, it has come down to us in its entirety,
and of the others that remain it is certainly the most
theologically profound. John's gospel allows Augustine to range
broadly over themes that were his life's work - the Trinity, the
person of Christ, the nature of the Church and its sacraments, the
fulfillment of the divine plan. The 124 homilies that constitute
Augustine's commentary, however, are masterpieces not only of
theological profundity but also of pastoral engagement. In the
question-and-answer style that he frequently employs, for example,
one can sense Augustine's real awareness of his congregation's
struggles with the gospel text. And the congregation's response to
Augustine, which he frequently alludes to, is an indication of the
success of his dialogical preaching style. The Johannine literature
drew out the best in Augustine." The Homilies on the "Gospel of
John" are the indispensible complement to "The Homilies on "The
First Epistle of John", recently published in this series, and they
should be a part of any serious theological library.
Soliloquies is a work from Augustine's early life, shortly after
his conversion, in which are visible all the seeds contained in his
future writings. Here we see Augustine as a philosopher, a thinker
and a budding theologian.
Teaching Christianity is the most original book Augustine ever
wrote. It is not so much a treatise or scholarly work but an
instruction manual on how to teach Christianity. He wrote this how
to book for those who would be preaching and explaining
Christianity. It is entirely based on the bible and helps the
reader express its truths of faith with soundproof methodology. It
is a book that will help readers to communicate their message in a
clear and effective way. Edmund Hills new translation of Augustines
treatise On Christian Doctrine is superb. His early and mature
thought on how to understand scripture and how to communicate that
understanding to others is set forth clearly and attractively. The
translator has shown great discernment in his choice of words and
in their placement. This makes for a smooth reading. Extremely
valuable are the scholarly endnotes provided after each of the four
books. The new title chosen by Edmund Hill, namely, Teaching
Christianity indicates that Augustine is here instructing the
African clergy, probably the bishops, how to preach effectively to
their congregations. The treatise is not focused on doctrine. Sr.
Mary T. Clark, RSCJ Manhattanville College President, Society for
Medieval and Renaissance Philosophy
Of the different controversies that preoccupied Augustine during
his lifetime, Pelagianism was indisputably the most important for
the subsequent history and theology of the western Church. It
touched on any number of issues central to Christianity, most
notably grace, predestination, original sin and baptism, all of
which in turn could be reduced to the fundamental question of the
exact nature of the relationship between God and his human
creation. The six major treatises presented in this volume amply
illustrate Augustine's struggle with the theological problems that
Pelagianism raised. They begin with the Miscellany of Questions in
Response to Simplician. Although written in 396, before Pelagianism
even appeared on the scene, this work shows in a few pages the
remarkable evolution of Augustine's thought on the matter of grace
and the position at which he arrived and to which he clung for the
rest of his life. The two final treatises, The Predestination of
the Saints and The Gift of Perseverance, written in 428/429 shortly
before Augustine's death, indicate where the position that he had
elaborated more than thirty years before was fatefully destined to
take him. The three middle treatises show Augustine in the process
of refining - but not altering - his thinking in the face of what
he rightly saw as Pelagianism's terrible threat to orthodox
Christianity's central tenets.
This addition to A Catholic Biblical Theology of the Sacraments
series provides readers with a deeper appreciation of God's gifts
and call in the Sacraments through a renewed encounter with God's
Word. New Testament scholar Isaac Morales, OP, offers a biblical
theology of the initiatory rite of baptism that will be interesting
and informative to the church catholic. Morales provides a
synthetic biblical account of the sacrament of baptism, rooted in
the rich water symbolism of the Old Testament and finding its full
flourishing in baptismal participation in the saving events of
Christ's passion, death, and resurrection as described in the New
Testament. This book provides lay teachers with background and
depth on topics taught frequently in the parish, making it suitable
for classroom use and parish ministry. The series editors are
Timothy C. Gray and John Sehorn. Gray is president of the Augustine
Institute, which has one million subscribers to its online content
channel, Formed.org. Gray and Sehorn both teach at the Augustine
Institute Graduate School of Theology, which prepares students for
Christian mission through on-campus and distance education
programs.
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On Genesis (Paperback)
Edmund Augustine; Edited by Ramsey Boniface; Translated by Edmund Hill
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No other part of the Hebrew Scriptures, aside from the Psalter and
sections of the prophet Isaiah, captured the interest and aroused
the attention of the early Church as did the opening chapters of
the Book of Genesis. Augustine of Hippo, the early Latin Church's
profoundest scholar, devoted three treatises to these chapters. The
first two -- On Genesis: A Refutation of the Manichees and his
Unfinished Literal Commentary on Genesis -- are early works. The
third and longest -- The Literal Meaning of Genesis -- was produced
at the height of Augustine's maturity and has been ranked with his
Confessions, The Trinity, and The City of God. The range, depth and
genius of Augustine's thought, which begin to appear in the two
earlier writings, are on full display in the third. This volume
brings these three works together for the first time in English and
provides a valuable and comprehensive introduction to each one.
HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of
best-loved, essential classics. Confessions describes Saint
Augustine's conversion to Christianity and is the basis for his
reputation as one of Christianity's most influential thinkers.
This is the first volume of the long-awaited translation of one of
Augustines classics and a great work in Christian literature. Newly
translated by Maria Boulding, O.S.B., whose masterful translation
of Augustines Confessions in the same series has been praised as
being of a different level of excellence from practically anything
else in the market (Bishop Rowan Williams, Monmouth, England). As
the psalms are a microcosm of the Old Testament, so the Expositions
of the Psalms can be seen as a microcosm of Augustinian thought.
They recapitulate and focus the experiences of Augustines personal
life, his theological reflections, and his pastoral concerns as
Bishop of Hippo. This first volume of the Exposition of the Psalms
in Sister Maria Boulding's fine translation fills a long existing
vacuum among the translated works of Augustine available to
contemporary readers. Her clear and attractive translation presents
Augustine's expression of his own spirituality, which necessarily
entails his most valuable theological insights. The comprehensive
and scholarly 51-page introduction by Michael Fiedrowicz offers a
key to the Psalms' various depths of meaning and shows how they are
a microcosm of Augustinian thought. Mary T. Clark, RSCJ Author of:
Augustine in the Outstanding Christian Thinkers Series
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