St augustine of hippo 354 430 was one of the most prolific geniuses that humanity has ever known and is admired not only for the number of his works but also for the variety of subjects which traverse the whole realm of thought the form in which he casts his work exercises a very powerful attraction on the reader bardenhewer praises his extraordinary suppleness of expression and his . The works of saint augustine a translation for the 21st century will be translated into 49 published books to date 42 books have been published by ncp containing 93 of his works the complete works of saint augustine will total 132 works in 49 volumes enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the . New city press is proud to offer the best modern translations available of saint augustine augustines writings are useful to anyone interested in patristics church history theology and western civilization in 1990 new city press in conjunction with the augustinian heritage institute began the project knows as the works of saint augustine a translation for the 21st century