Anti-Donatist Writings Audiobook by Augustine

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Title: Anti-Donatist Writings Subtitle: Writings in Connection with the Donatist Controversy Categories: Christianity, Ethic, Religious Study, Theology Author: Augustine Narrator: Virtual Voice Publisher: Appian Way Press Release date: 02-05-2026 Language: English

Summary: Augustine’s sustained response to the Donatist schism and a defining moment in the theology of church unity and the sacraments This modernized edition brings together Augustine’s three anti-Donatist writings, presenting his most extended engagement with the Donatist controversy in clear, contemporary English for students, pastors, and readers of historical theology. The Donatist controversy arose in the aftermath of the Diocletianic persecutions and centered on the question of whether the moral failure of clergy invalidated the sacraments they administered. From this dispute emerged a lasting schism, with Donatist communities claiming to represent a pure church set apart from a compromised wider communion. Augustine’s response addresses these claims directly and at length. In On Baptism, against the Donatists, Augustine develops a sacramental theology in which the efficacy of baptism rests in Christ rather than in the character of the minister. He argues that baptism remains valid even when administered by those outside the unity of the Church, while insisting that separation from the Church is itself a grave spiritual harm. In Answer to the Letters of Petilian engages the arguments of a prominent Donatist bishop, responding point by point to accusations concerning betrayal, purity, and ecclesial legitimacy.