Tag: Donatists

Major Works

  • On Baptism, Against the Donatists (400)

    - On Baptism, Against the Donatists  in St. Augustine: The Writings against the Manichaeans, and against the Donatists. Ed. Philip Schaff. Buffalo: The Christian Literature Co., 1887.

Commentary

  • “The Problem of Service to Unjust Regimes in Augustine’s City of God”

    - Burnell, Peter. “The Problem of Service to Unjust Regimes in Augustine’s City of God.” Journal of the History of Ideals, Vol. 54 (1993), pp. 177-88.  
    Excerpt: “The ethical principles of civil life were matters of great concern to Augustine, but his opinions (actual or supposed) in this area, and two in particular, have tended to be unattractive to the contemporary mind: his undoubted support of… More
  • St Augustine of Hippo: Life and Controversies

    - Bonner, Gerald. St Augustine of Hippo: Life and Controversies. Norwich: Canterbury Press, 2009.
    This is a revised edition of a seminal study of Augustine’s life and work. Focuses on three major disputes in which he was engaged: against the Manicheans, the Donatists and the British scholar Pelagius.
  • Disciplining Christians: Correction and Community in Augustine’s Letters

    - Ebbeler, Jennifer. Disciplining Christians: Correction and Community in Augustine’s Letters. New York: Oxford University Press, 2012.  
    From the Publisher: “Disciplining Christians reconsiders several of Augustine’s most well-known letter exchanges, including his famously controversial correspondence with Jerome and his efforts to engage his Donatist rivals in a letter exchange.… More