Latin patristics · Christian Platonism · 354–430
Augustine of Hippo
Seek truth by turning inward, then beyond.
Thagaste · Carthage · Milan · Hippo
Reading guides
A thread to guide your reading.
Original introductions to enter the works, discover their central questions and take the reflection further.
The self in the Confessions
Follow how the Confessions turn a life story into an inquiry into desire, memory and time.
ConfessionsHistory and the two cities
Read The City of God as a response to the fall of Rome and a reflection on what politics can and cannot achieve.
The City of GodFreedom, evil and the will
Examine how On Free Choice of the Will links the origin of evil to the will and defends freedom against necessity.
On Free Choice of the Will