[RRR 13.1 (2011)93-132] RRR (print) ISSN 1462-2459
doi:10.1558/rrr.vl3il.93 RRR (online) ISSN 1743-1727
TEXTS AND DOCUMENTS
An Annotated Catalogue of Protestant Editions in English
of Works by and Relating to Saint Augustine of Hippo,
1529-1700
JOHN R. YAMAMOTO-WILSON
Sophia University, Tokyo
j-yamamo@sophia.ac.jp
ABSTRACT
Adducing works attributed to Augustine in support of reformist doctrine
dates back to Reformation beginnings, and in England early writers like
Tyndale {Christian Obedience) and E. Fox {Determinations) appealed to
him. In both cases, ancient authority is brought to bear on current issues.
Such use of Augustine then and later is closely tied to contemporary
events, making a clear understanding of the role of Augustine essential
to interpretation of the period. Due to confusable names and variant
spellings, an exact figure of editions of works connected with Augustine
in English in the early modern era is not quite possible yet, but Early
English Books Online {TGP) suggests up to 1000. The catalogue here is an
annotated list of forty-four separate works in ninety-six editions which
can fairly be described as 'Protestant Augustinian'. These are either trans-
lations of his works, or texts substantially based on his works. Included
is an appendix of a further ninety-four Protestant works in 209 editions
in which a significant Augustinian element can be detected, a summary
table of the pattern of publication of the items listed, and a brief survey
of Augustine's English Protestant readership.
Keywords
English Reformation, Church Fathers, Protestant Augustine literature. Rationale
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