Books By Dave Armstrong: “The Quotable Augustine”

[245 pages. Completed on 1 September 2012 and published by Lulu on the same day]

[cover design by Dave Armstrong]

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Introduction

[read separately]

Excerpts

[all posted on my Facebook page unless otherwise noted]

St. Augustine: Thoroughly Catholic: 135 Proofs [blog]

Anthropopathism

Apostolic Succession

Church: “Holy Mother”

Contraception; Contralife Will

Dead: Masses and Alms for

Dead, Prayers for

Deuterocanon (aka, “Apocrypha”)

Development of Doctrine

Dissidents: Catholic, of Right and Left

“Faith Alone”: Falsity of

Jesus: Supposed lack of Knowledge (End Times)

Justification, Infused

Mary: Virginity In Partu

Mass, Sacrifice of

Merit

Nature, Human: Evil? (vs. Luther)

Paganism and Christianity

Penance, Indulgences, and Excommunication

Peter: Primacy of

Procreation / Matrimony

Purgatory and Similar Processes

Relics

Roman Primacy

Rule of Faith: Catholic “Three-Legged Stool”

Saints, Incorruptible Bodies of

Saints, Intercession of

Saints, Invocation of

Saints, Veneration of

Salvation: Necessity of Baptism and the Eucharist

Scripture and the Guidance of the Church

Scripture: Perspicuity (Clearness) of

Sola Scriptura: Falsity of

Theosis; Divinization

Tradition, Oral

Virginity: Consecrated

Index of Topics

[157]

Abortion

Absolution

Adam and Eve

Angels, Intercession of

Anointing the Sick with Consecrated Oil (Sacrament)

Anthropomorphism

Anthropopathism

Apostasy (Falling Away from the Faith or Salvation)

Apostolic Succession

Baptism and Being “Born Again”

Baptism and Justification

Baptism and Salvation

Baptism, Infant

Baptism, Method or Mode of

Baptism of Desire

Baptismal Regeneration

Bishops

Celibacy and Singleness

Christian

Church and Salvation

Church: Authority of

Church: Blaspheming of

Church, Catholic

Church: Fullness of the Faith

Church, Holy Mother

Church, Indefectibility of

Church, Infallibility of

Church: One “True”

Church, Sinners in

Church, Visible

Concupiscence

Confession

Confirmation, Sacrament of

Contraception; Contralife Will

Councils, Ecumenical

Creation Days

Creation Ex Nihilo

Creeds

Cross, Sign of the

Dead: Almsgiving for

Dead: Masses for

Dead: Offerings for

Dead: Prayer for

Denominationalism; Sectarianism

Deuterocanon (“Apocrypha”)

Development (of Doctrine)

Dissent (from Catholicism)

Divorce

Ecumenism

Eucharist and Salvation

Eucharist: Real Substantial Presence

Eucharistic Adoration

Excommunication

Faith Alone (Falsity of)

Faith and Reason

Faith and Works

Fast: Eucharistic

Fasting and Abstinence

Free Will

Free Will and God’s Foreknowledge

Friday Abstinence

Gentiles: Salvation of, Prior to Christ

Ghosts

God: Circumincession / Coinherence / Perichoresis

God: Immutability, Simplicity, and Self-Sufficiency

God: Impeccability of (Impossibility of Sinning)

God: Middle Knowledge of

God: Omniscience of

God: Outside of Time

God, Providence of

God: Sustainer of Creation

God the Father: Monarchia / Principatus of

Gospels, Harmony of

Grace: Degrees or Greater Measure of

Grace, Irresistible (Falsity of)

Hades; Sheol; Paradise; Intermediate State

Hardening of the Heart

Healing

Hell (Eternal Punishment)

Heresy; Heretics

Holy Days

Holy Items

Holy Places; Shrines

Holy Spirit: Procession of (Filioque Dispute)

Homosexual Acts

Images, Icons, and Statues: Use and Veneration of

Indulgences

Jesus Christ: “Made Sin”

Jesus Christ: Supposed “Ignorance” of Certain Matters

Jonah and the Whale

Judgment and Works

Judgment of Nations

Justification, Imputed (Initial)

Justification, Infused (Sanctification)

Lent

Limbo

Marriage: Sacrament

Mary: Mother of God (Theotokos)

Mary: New Eve; Second Eve

Mary: Perpetual Virginity of

Mary: Sinlessness

Mary: Virginity In Partu (During Childbirth)

Mass, Daily

Mass, Sacrifice of

Mass, Sacrifice of (and the Crucifixion)

Merit

Miracles

Monks and Nuns; Evangelical Counsels

Mortification and Self-Denial

Original Sin; Fall of Man

Orthodoxy (Correct Beliefs)

Paganism and Christianity

Papacy; Popes

Paul the Apostle: Commissioned by the Church

Penance

Peter: Primacy of

Prayer (of the Righteous)

Priests; Sacrament of Holy Orders

Priests and “Call No Man ‘Father’”

Procreation

Purgatory; Preparation for Heaven in the Afterlife (and This Life)

Rationalism (in Opposition to Faith)

Relics

Reprobation; Causes of Damnation

Roman Primacy

Rule of Faith / “Three-Legged Stool” (Bible-Church-Tradition)

Sacramentals and Sacramentalism

Sacraments

Sacraments and Grace

Sacraments and Salvation

Sacraments: Ex Opere Operato

Saints: Awareness of and Contact with This World

Saints, Communion of

Saints, Incorruptible Bodies of

Saints, Intercession of

Saints, Invocation of

Saints, Veneration of

Schism; Separation

Scripture: Canon of

Scripture: Hermeneutics (Interpretation)

Scripture: Inerrancy and Infallibility

Scripture: Inspiration of

Scripture: Manuscripts

Scripture: Perspicuity (Clearness of)

Scripture: Septuagint (Ancient Greek Translation)

Sin: Mortal and Venial

Suffering, Redemptive (Participation in Christ’s Suffering)

Synergy: Cooperation with God’s Grace as “Co-Laborers”

Theophanies

Theosis; Divinization

Total Depravity (Falsity of); Human Nature

Tradition, Apostolic

Tradition, Oral

Traditions of Men

War, Just

Works, Good (in Grace)

Worship (Latria)

Bibliography

[all in the public domain and conveniently linked]

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

INDIVIDUAL WORKS (CHRONOLOGICAL)

(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]

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. Expositions on 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. J. G. Pilkington; NPNF 1-1]

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 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 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]

412 / 413 F.Works On Faith and Works (De fide et operibus) [tr. Benedictine Fathers; 17ST]

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]

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]

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
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. Expositions on 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
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
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.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