The Political Writings

by Augustine of Hippo

Summary

This collection, taken from the works of St. Augustine, has been arranged so as to give the reader an organized, comprehensive view of the great African saint's political ideas. These, no less than his ideas on sin, grace, and predestination, have long been an object of study and controversy.

Selections are drawn from various sources, including:
The City of God
Expositions on the Book of Psalms
Lectures or Tractates on the Gospel According to St. John
Letters of St. Augustine

Edited, with an Introduction by Henry Paolucci. Includes an interpretive analysis by Dino Bigongiari.