On Christian Doctrine: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

On Christian Doctrine, credited to Saint Augustine of Hippo, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

About the work

The LibriVox catalogue summary, preserved with the recording, reads:

LibriVox recording of On Christian Doctrine by Saint Augustine of Hippo. (Translated by J. F. Shaw.) Read in English by LibriVox Volunteers. De doctrina Christiana, On Christian Doctrine, is a famous treatise by Augustine of Hippo, consisting of four books that describe how to interpret and teach the Scriptures. The first three books, published in 397, set three tasks for Christian teachers and preachers: to discover the truth in the contents of the Scriptures, to teach the truth from the Scriptures, and to defend scriptural truth when it was attacked. It is believed that the last part of book three and the totality of book four were added much later, in 426. The fourth book is especially quoted for being the first treatment of the relation between Christianity and Ancient Rhetoric. Summary by Leni.

Recording facts

• Recording title: On Christian Doctrine
• Author credits: Saint Augustine of Hippo
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 25
• Listed recording duration: 7:12:13

Catalogue topics

• Rhetoric
• preaching
• teaching of christianity

Opening tracks: first 24 of 25

1. 00 - Preface — 12:44
2. 01 - Book I, Chapters 1 to 9 — 15:45
3. 02 - Book I, Chapters 10 to 22 — 12:16
4. 03 - Book I, Chapters 23 to 29 — 13:26
5. 04 - Book I, Chapters 30 to 40 — 19:14
6. 05 - Book II, Chapters 1 to 7 — 19:00
7. 06 - Book II, Chapters 8 to 13 — 20:15
8. 07 - Book II, Chapters 14 to 18 — 18:43
9. 08 - Book II, Chapters 19 to 24 — 17:17
10. 09 - Book II, Chapters 25 to 31 — 18:00
11. 10 - Book II, Chapters 32 to 42 — 26:55
12. 11 - Book III, Chapters 1 to 5 — 18:14
13. 12 - Book III, Chapters 6 to 11 — 15:30
14. 13 - Book III, Chapters 12 to 19 — 17:39
15. 14 - Book III, Chapters 20 to 28 — 14:50
16. 15 - Book III, Chapters 29 to 33 — 14:43
17. 16 - Book III, Chapters 34 to 37 — 25:18
18. 17 - Book IV, Chapters 1 to 5 — 17:35
19. 18 - Book IV, Chapters 6 to 7 — 22:28
20. 19 - Book IV, Chapters 8 to 12 — 12:23
21. 20 - Book IV, Chapters 13 to 18 — 17:07
22. 21 - Book IV, Chapters 19 to 20 — 19:58
23. 22 - Book IV, Chapter 21 — 17:05
24. 23 - Book IV, Chapters 22 to 26 — 14:53

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