Augustine through the Ages

An Encyclopedia

General Editor

Allan D. Fitzgerald, O.S.A.

Associate Editors

John Cavadini

Marianne Djuth

James J. O’Donnell

Frederick Van Fleteren

William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company

Grand Rapids, Michigan / Cambridge, U.K.

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Augustine through the ages: an encyclopedia / general editor, Allan D. Fitzgerald; associate editors, John Cavadini … [et al.].

p. cm.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN 978-0-8028-6479-6 (pbk.: alk. paper)

1. Augustine, Saint, Bishop of Hippo—Encyclopedias.

I. Fitzgerald, Allan. II. Cavadini, John C.

B655.Z69A84 1999

270.2′ 092—dc21 99-12518

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In memoriam

Robert B. Eno, S.S.

Anne-Marie La Bonnardière

Robert J. O’Connell, S.J.

José Oroz Reta, O.A.R.

Dom Pierre-Patrick Verbraken, O.S.B.

valued colleagues in the study

of Saint Augustine of Hippo

Contents

List of Entries

Foreword, by Jaroslav Pelikan

Introduction

Contributors

Abbreviations

General Bibliography

The Works of Augustine (Abbreviations, Editions, and Translations)

The Works of Augustine (Dates and Explanations)

Entries

General Index

List of Entries

Abortion

Abraham

Academicos, Contra

Academics

Acies mentis

Adam and Eve

Adeodatus

Adimantum, Contra

Adnotationes in Iob

Adomnán

Adulterinis conjugiis, De

Adultery

Adversarium legis et prophetarum, Contra

Adversus Judaeos

Aegidius Romanus

Agone Christiano, De

Alypius

Ambrose of Milan

Ambrosiaster

Angels

Animae quantitate, De

Anima et eius origine, De

Anselm of Canterbury

Anthropology

Anti-Arian Works

Anti-Donatist Works

Anti-Manichean Works

Anti-Pelagian works

Antoninus of Fussala

Antony of Egypt

Apocalypticism

Aquitania

Archaeology

Aristotle

Aristotle, Knowledge of

Arius, Arianism

Arles

Arnobius the Younger

Ascent of the Soul

Asceticism

Asceticism, Pre-Augustinian

Astrology

Athanasius

Ausonius

Authority

Babylon

Baptism

Baptismo, De

Barbarian Invasions

Beata vita, De

Bede, Venerable

Being (esse/essentia)

Bernard of Clairvaux

Bible

Blondel, Maurice

Body

Boethius

Bonaventure

Bono conjugali, De

Bono viduitatis, De

Breviculus conlationis cum Donatistis

Caelestius

Caesarius of Arles

Calvin, John

Canon of Scripture, Septuagint

Cappadocians, The

Carolingian Era, Early

Carolingian Era, Late

Carthage

Cassian, John

Cassiciacum

Cassiciacum Dialogues

Cassiodorus

Catechizandis rudibus, De

Catechumens, Catechumenate

Catholic, Church as

Catholicos fratres, Ad

Christian Influences on Augustine

Christian Worship

Christology

Church

Church and State

Church, North African

Cicero, Marcus Tullius

Circumcellions

Citizen

Civitate Dei, De

Classical Authors

Classical influences on Augustine

Clergy, North African

Code of the Canons of the North African Church

Collatio of 411

Common Good

Concubine/Concubinage

Concupiscence

Confessiones

Consensu evangelistarum, ...