Introduction...ix Preface...xiii Articles Article 1: Birth; Family...1 Article 2: Infancy; Catechumen; Illness...4 Article 3: First Studies; Love of Play and Glory...7 Article 4: Sixteenth Year... 10 Article 5: Pear Theft; Study at Carthage... 12 Article 6: Concubine; Adeodatus... 14 Article 7: Love of Wisdom; Liberal Arts... 17 Article 8: Manicheanism... 20 Article 9: Manichean Friends; Challenge to Manicheanism... 23 Article 10: Monnica; Teacher at Tagaste... 26 Article 11: Death of a Friend; Return to Carthage... 29 Article 12: Dismay at Magic; Vindicianus... 32 Article 13: Firminus... 34 Article 14: Albicerius; De Pulchro et Apto... 37 Article 15: Manichean Immorality... 39 Article 16: Constance... 41 Article 17: Manichean Doctrinal Errors... 44 Article 18: Faustus... 46 Article 19: Faustus... 48 Article 20: Rome ; Illness... 50 Article 21: Academic Skepticism; Milan... 53 Article 22: Ambrose s Sermons; Catechumen in the Catholic Church... 56 Article 23: Monnica; Ambrose... 59 Article 24: Necessity of Faith; Problem of Evil... 62
vi Life of Augustine of Hippo Article 25: Libri Platonicorum... 64 Article 26: Search for Truth; A Mendicant... 67 Article 27: Irresolution; Concubines... 70 Article 28: Common Life; The Platonists... 72 Article 29: Paul... 76 Article 30: Simplicianus... 78 Article 31: Ponticianus... 80 Article 32: Divided Will... 82 Article 33: Conversion... 84 Article 34: Retreat in Verecundus Estate... 87 Article 35: Cassiciacum... 90 Article 36: Contra Academicos... 94 Article 37: Romanianus... 98 Article 38: Augustine; Romanianus; Licentius... 100 Article 39: De beata uita; De ordine... 103 Article 40: Reprimand of Students; Zenobius... 105 Article 41: Works and Prayers; Advance in Truth... 108 Article 42: Piety; Swearing; Cure of a Toothache... 110 Article 43: Soliloquia... 113 Article 44: Nebridius... 117 Article 45: Letters to Nebridius... 119 Article 46: Works at Milan; Baptism... 122 Article 47: Alypius and Evodius... 125 Article 48: Monnica s Death... 127 Article 49: Works in Rome... 130 Article 50: Return to Africa; Miraculous Cure... 133 Article 51: Augustine s Poverty; Common Life... 136 Article 52: Nebridius and Magic; Philosophical Discussions... 139 Article 53: Occupations; Life with Nebridius... 141 Article 54: Nebridius Questions, Baptism, and Death... 144 Article 55: De Genesi contra Manichaeos... 146 Article 56: De Musica; De Magistro... 148 Article 57: De uera religione; Various Letters... 151 Article 58: Correspondence, 388-391... 153 Article 59: Ordination... 156
vii Article 60: Valerius... 159 Article 61: Study of Scripture... 163 Article 62: Preaching; Monastery in Hippo... 165 Article 63: Disciples... 168 Article 64: Augustinian Monastic Life in Africa... 171 Article 65: Religious Women of Hippo... 175 Article 66: Aurelius, Bishop of Carthage; Refrigerium... 178 Article 67: De utilitate credendi; De duabus animabus... 181 Article 68: Contra Fortunatum... 184 Article 69: Council of Hippo; De fide et symbolo... 187 Article 70: Primate of Stefa; Council of Hippo... 190 Article 71: First Twelve Canons of the Council of Hippo... 193 Article 72: Canons Thirteen to Thirty-Two of the Council of Hippo... 195 Article 73: Canons of the Council of Hippo on Scripture; Reception of Donatists and Others into the Church; Canons 33-41... 199 Article 74: Canons of Hippo: Ferrandus and the African Collection... 201 Article 75. Augustine and Jerome; Profuturus; De Genesi ad litteram Imperfectus; De Sermone Domini ad Montem... 204 Article 76: Quaestiones (or Expositio) in quorundam propositionum Epistula ad Romanos; De mendacio... 207 Article 77: Donatism... 210 Article 78: Anti-Donatist Writings... 213 Article 79: Maximinus the Sinite; Councils of Carthage and Hadrumet... 217 Article 80: Paulinus of Nola... 220 Article 81: Replies to Paulinus... 223 Article 82: Abolition of Refrigerium... 226 Article 83: Leonce, Bishop of Hippo... 229 Article 84: De libero arbitrio... 232 Article 85: Augustine, Coadjutor; Megalus, Primate of Numidia... 235 Article 86: Episcopal Ordination... 238 Article 87: Lifestyle... 241 Article 88: Monastic Table; Women Not Allowed in His House... 245 Article 89: Common Life of Poverty with His Clergy... 248 Article 90: Disinterested Generosity in Administration... 251 Article 91: Wisdom and Moderation... 254
viii Life of Augustine of Hippo Article 92: Honoratus Inheritance... 257 Article 93: Churches and Hospital; the Poor; Fastius... 260 Article 94: Augustine and Secular Governments... 264 Article 95: Augustine as Judge... 267 Article 96: Preacher; Firmus... 270 Article 97: Sermons; Lucillus... 274 Article 98: Drunkenness, Swearing, Impurity, and Superstition... 277 Article 99: Attitude toward Sinners; Auxilius... 280 Article 100: Kindness toward the Weak; Faustus, the Pagan; Largus and Christinus, Palatinus, Sebastian, Various Scandals... 283 Article 101: Chrysinus; Ecdicia; Cornelius... 287 Article 102: Florentina; Casulanus... 290 Article 103: Personal Practices; Care for a Student... 293 Article 104: Diocese of Hippo; Entire Church... 295 Article105: Pagans in Madaura; Longinianus... 297 Article 106: An Astrologer; Lampadius... 300 Article 107: Tertullianists; Abelonians... 302 Notes Note 1: Augustine: a Manichean in 374... 305 Note 2: Augustine: Teacher of Grammar... 307 Note 3: Constance... 308 Note 4: Conversion in 386... 309 Note 5: Contra Academicos... 316 Note 6: De grammatico; Works on the Liberal Arts... 318 Note 7: Baptism... 320 Note 8: Te Deum... 321 Note 9: De Moribus Ecclesiae Catholicae et De Moribus Manichaeorum... 323 Note 10: Evodius and De quantitate animae... 325 Note 11: Letter 7... 325 Note 12: Letter 13... 327 Note 13: Letter 17... 328 Note 14: Ordination; Sermo 214... 329 Note 15: Letter 211... 331
ix Note 16: Stefa and the Council of Hippo; Two Numidias... 332 Note 17: Canons of the Council of Hippo... 334 Note 18: Canon of Scripture... 343 Note 19: Canon Thirty-Three of the African Collection... 345 Note 20: Abolition of Refrigerium... 346 Note 21: Consecration as Bishop... 348 Bibliography... 349 Name Index... 351 Citation Index... 355