Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Abbreviations xi
5. Introduction 1
6. 1. The De libero arbitrio III 17
7. 2. All Quiet on the African Front 73
8. 3. The Pelagians Raise the Question of the Soul 118
9. 4· Augustine Continues to Hesitate 139
10. 5. Augustine "Consults" Jerome: Letter 166 150
11. 6. Letters 169 to 174: Progress on the De Trinitate 168
12. 7. The Message of Romans 9:11 Takes Effect 179
13. 8. The Soul in the De Genesi ad litteram 201
14. 9. The De Trinitate 246
15. 10. The Condition and Destiny of Humanity in the De civitate Dei 282
16. Epilogue: On Reading the Retractations 321
17. Appendix: Plotinus and Augustine's Final Theory of Soul 337
18. Bibliography 351
19. Indices 355