Guides: HIS 494: Augustine and His World: Primary Sources

Archive & Library Collections

Christian Classics Ethereal Library
The Christian Classics Ethereal Library is supported by Calvin College. Its mission is to build up the church by making available classic Christian literature. Check out their Early Church Fathers series for access to works by Augustine.
IMS: Writings of the Church Fathers
The Internet Medieval Sourcebook project is a collection of public domain and copy-permitted historical texts available for educational use. The sourcebook is organized and maintained by Fordham University.

See the Post Nicene: Latin Fathers section works by Augustine.
Finding Augustine
Bibliography of works by Augustine of Hippo and concerning his legacy. This is produced in collaboration with the Augustinian Historical Institute (Belgium) and Villanova University. Note that some of the Bibliography is still in the original language, French, but that most pages can be translated into English.

Books from Jenks Library

Fathers of the Church Series
Call Number: ebook
Search within this series for author "Augustine" to see the complete list of available ebooks of Augustine's teachings and writings such as "Confessions" and various sermons.
Augustine by J. H. S. Burleigh (Editor)
Call Number: BR 65 .A52 1953
ISBN: 066424162X
Publication Date: 1953-01-01
The Essential Augustine by Saint Augustine; Vernon J. Bourke (Editor)
Call Number: BR 65 .A52 E6 1974
ISBN: 9780915144075
Publication Date: 1974-01-01
Treatises on Marriage and Other Subjects by Saint Augustine; Charles T. Wilcox (Translator)
Call Number: BR 60 .F3 A8 vol.15
ISBN: 9780813200279
Publication Date: 1955-01-01
This book is part of the "Fathers of the Church" series. There are many other works by Augustine within this series such as "City of God" vols. 6-8.

Primary Source Material

Primary sources can be a variety of materials in different mediums. The key to identifying primary source materials is determining if this source originatesd or was created during the time under study. Primary sources were present during the event or time period and offer a first-hand perspective on the historical event or time period under study. Examples of primary source material include:

Artifacts
Images/Visual Art
Maps
Music
Official Documents
Documents
Personal Accounts
Travel Narratives