The Works of Saint Augustine: A Translation for the 21st Century (44 vols.)
Overview
New City Press is proud to offer the best modern translations available of Saint Augustine. Augustine’s writings are useful to anyone interested in patristics, church history, theology, and Western civilization.
In 1990, New City Press, in conjunction with the Augustinian Heritage Institute, began the project known as The Works of Saint Augustine, A Translation for the 21st Century. The plan is to translate and publish all 132 works of Saint Augustine, his entire corpus, into modern English. This represents the first time in which the works of Saint Augustine will all be translated into English. Many existing translations were often archaic or faulty, and the scholarship was outdated. The Works of Saint Augustine, A Translation for the 21st Century will be translated into 49 published books. To date, 44 books have been published by NCP containing 93 of his works. The complete Works of Saint Augustine will total 132 works in 49 volumes.
- Provides modern translations of classic works
- Includes a variety of expositions, sermons, letters, and more
- Addresses relevant controversies and questions
Maria Boulding’s version of The Confessions is of a different level of excellence from practically anything else on the market. She has perfected an elegant and flowing style.
—Archbishop of Canterbury
Augustine was surely larger than life and this translation matches him.
—Richard Rohr, O.F.M.
The monumental City of God has astonishingly relevant things to say to an age of postmodernism, secularism, multiculturalism and globalization. This affordable new translation with useful notes will make this masterpiece accessible to the 21st century reader.
—Karla Pollmann, University of St. Andrews
New City Press and the Augustinian Heritage Institute have undertaken a monumental and immensely valuable project.... I am already grateful that I can recommend the excellent edition of The Trinity to my students with its detailed introduction, extensive critical notes, scriptural and general indexes and above all, its fine translation.... It supersedes all other English editions in every respect....
—Dr. Carol Harrison, University of Durham, England
Partially includedAugustine of Hippo (354-430) is one of the greatest thinkers and writers of the Western world. After he converted to Christianity he became bishop of Hippo in North Africa, where he was influential in civil and church affairs. His writings have had a lasting impact on Western philosophy and culture.
Reviews
1 rating
Mathew Haferkamp
12/14/2023
I picked this up for just over half price in a base package, I must admit it is a bit pricey. But I am about a quarter of the way through "City of God" and it pretty easy for me to read and with plenty of footnotes to help explain what is going on, you could almost say alot of the footnotes help give background info so you can understand better. And I must say their introduction is a major help in understanding the entire book. You can tell the people took GREAT CARE in putting this together so that a lay man like me could read this and enjoy it and reap a great benefit from it. And in this book (City of God) you can see some real parallels with what is going on today. I would highly recomend this collection for anyone who can afford it!!!
