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Saint Augustine: Select Letters (Loeb Classical Library #239)

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Besides the Confessions, Augustine's Epistles will tell us the most about the person of Augustine and of his theology as it concerns itself with the Pelagian heresy, the Donatist schism, and with the multiduous questions posed by his numerous correspondents. Unfortunately, the Loeb edition does not contain the complete corpus of his letters; but it does furnish a paralel Latin text, a lengthy and learned introduction, and some helpful annontations along the way. See the review posted for Augustine's Confessions and Letters, complete under a single volume: Phillip Schaff, Nicene-Post Nicene Fathers.

I have been studying sin and original sin in school and this book contains some of Augustine's most important letters dealing with him and Pelagius. I can almost picture myself standing in a room with Augustine as he pens the letters. Good theological insight. Now I want all of his letters.

Selected Letters is a very interesting collection of letters written by st. Augustine. Both the original Latin text on the left and the English translation on the right give the reader a great possibility to have an iteresting point of view to Doctor Gratiaes thought and eg. to the relationship between st. Augusine and another churchfather, st. Jerome.