• The Best Augustine Books - Augustine of Hippo by Peter Brown
  • The Best Augustine Books - The Confessions by Augustine (translated by Maria Boulding)
  • The Best Augustine Books - The City of God by Augustine
  • The Best Augustine Books - Augustine: Select Letters by Augustine
  • The Best Augustine Books - Eternity's Ennui by M. B. Pranger

The Best Augustine Books, recommended by Catherine Conybeare

Christianity has been profoundly influenced by Augustine of Hippo (354-430 CE), but the fifth-century North African bishop has impacted almost every area of western thought: philosophy, theology, political theory, linguistics, and rhetoric. His Confessions is one of the most recommended titles on Five Books, but is it really the first autobiography? Professor Catherine Conybeare introduces us to the life, thought, and personality of this controversial yet brilliant figure. She picks the best books to learn more about St. Augustine and explores how he has been unfairly maligned.