Augustine: On the Free Choice of the Will, On Grace and Free Choice, and Other Writings

This volume presents Augustine's writings on free will and divine grace in a new translation by Peter King.

Peter King (Edited and translated by)

9780521806558, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 20 May 2010

256 pages
23.3 x 15.5 x 2 cm, 0.62 kg

The works translated here deal with two major themes in the thinking of St Augustine (354–430): free will and divine grace. On the one hand, free will enables human beings to make their own choices; on the other hand, God's grace is required for these choices to be efficacious. 'On the Free Choice of the Will', 'On Grace and Free Choice', 'On Reprimand and Grace' and 'On the Gift of Perseverance' set out Augustine's theory of human responsibility, and sketch a subtle reconciliation of will and grace. This volume is the first to bring together Augustine's early and later writings on these two themes, in a new translation by Peter King, enabling the reader to see what Augustine regarded as the crowning achievement of his work. The volume also includes a clear and accessible introduction that analyzes Augustine's key philosophical lines of thought.

Introduction
Chronology
Further reading
Note on the texts
List of abbreviations
On the Free Choice of the Will
Reconsiderations, 1.9
Confessions, 8.8.19-8.10.24
Confessions, 7.3.5
On Grace and Free Choice
On Reprimand and Grace
On the Gift of Perseverance, 8.16-13.33
Index of works cited
Index of names and subjects.

Subject Areas: History of religion [HRAX], Western philosophy: Ancient, to c 500 [HPCA], Ancient history: to c 500 CE [HBLA]