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ACW: Vol. 1: The Episltes of St. Clement of Rome and St. Ignatius of Antioch
Translated and annotated by James A. Kleist, sj.
174 pp. P439
St.
Clement's epistle, written c. 96, is called the first epistle and is a
model of a pastoral letter. The epistles of St. Ignatius, Bishop of Smyrna
in the beginning of the second century, are addressed to six Christian
communities.
ACW:
Vol. 2: St. Augustine: The First Catechetical Instruction
Translated and annotated by Joseph P. Christopher
176 pp. P549
Written about the year 405, this treatise is unique in that it embodies both a manual for the catechist and a catechesis for the prospective catechumen.
ACW: Vol. 4: Julianus Pomerius: The Contemplative Life
Translated and annotated by Mary Josephine Swelzer
232 pp. P373
Written
around the end of the fifth century or the beginning of the sixth, this
work, composed at the urgent request of a bishop, is an expression of
the ideals of the contemplative and the active life, supplemented by a
discussion of the vices and the virtues.
ACW: Vol. 5: The Lord's Sermon on the Mount
Translated by John J. Epson, SS
240 pp. P505
This work was written between the years 393 to 396, when Augustine served as a priest at Hippo. In the first book he answers the question of the true meaning of The Sermon on the Mount: Is it humanely possible to put The Sermon into practice? The second book deals with the sixth and seventh chapters of this Gospel, and offers a condensed theology of prayer.
ACW: Vol. 7: Arnobius of Sicca, Vol. 1: The Case Against the Pagans
Translated and annotated by George E. McCracken
384 pp. P505
This
is in many ways the most remarkable patristic document now extant, the
last surviving apology composed before the end of the persecutions.
ACW: Vol. 8: Arnobius of Sicca, Vol. 2: The Case Against the Pagans
Translated and annotated by George E. McCracken
268 pp. P439
This is in many ways the most remarkable patristic document now extant, the last surviving apology composed before the end of the persecutions.
ACW:
Vol. 10: St. Athanasius: The Life of St. Antony
Translated and annotated by Robert T. Meyer
166 pp. P549
The most important document of early monasticism,
written in 357, this is a biography of the recognized founder and father
of monasticism.
ACW:
Vol. 16: St. Irenaeus: Proof of the Apostolic Preaching
Translated and annotated by Joseph P. Smith,sj
248 pp. P593
Written in the form of a letter, the Proof is a manual of theology designed to serve as a guide to salvation and a way to refute heretics. It was composed in Lyons and dates from the end of the second to the beginning of the third century.