Anti-Manichaean Writings Audiobook by Augustine

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Title: Anti-Manichaean Writings Subtitle: Writings in connection with the Manichaean Controversy Categories: Christianity, Ethic, Religious Study, Theology Author: Augustine Narrator: Virtual Voice Publisher: Appian Way Press Release date: 01-31-2026 Language: English

Summary: A penetrating account of one of early Christianity’s most decisive theological debates, written by a former insider turned its most careful critic This modernized edition brings together Augustine’s major anti-Manichaean writings, presenting his sustained engagement with a rival religious and philosophical system in clear contemporary English for students, pastors, and readers of classical Christian theology. These writings arise from Augustine’s long and personal involvement with Manichaeism, a movement he followed for years before his conversion to Catholic Christianity. As a result, his critique is shaped not only by formal theological argument, but also by an intimate knowledge of the system’s internal logic, moral claims, and intellectual appeal. Across these treatises, Augustine confronts the Manichaean vision of the world as a conflict between coeternal principles of light and darkness. He defends the unity and goodness of the Creator, the integrity of the material world, and the coherence of the biblical account of creation, while developing a sustained reflection on the nature of evil, human will, and moral responsibility. Several works in this volume engage Manichaean teachers and texts directly, offering detailed refutations grounded in Scripture and philosophical reasoning.