Prior to his conversion to Christianity in his early thirties, very much influenced by the prevailing intellectual trends and sexual mores of the late Roman Empire. His reactions to all these are vividly protrayed in his autobiographical Confessions and in his extensive writings he expounds the nature of evil, of happiness, of love and marriage, peace and justice. The demands of citizenship, human and divine, are explored in his City of God.

• http://www.religion-online.org/cgi-bin/relsearchd.dll/showarticle?item_id=74

• http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/jod/augustine.html

• http://www.firstthings.com/ftissues/ft9712/articles/tinder.html

• http://www.religion-online.org/cgi-bin/relsearchd.dll/showarticle?item_id=65

• http://justus.anglican.org/resources/bio/50.html
• http://www.faithnet.org.uk/Theology/augustine.htm
• http://www.philosophypages.com/ph/augu.htm

...Augustine's life & work with links to primary sources.

• http://www.mic.ul.ie/stephen/augustine.pdf

• http://radicalacademy.com/philaugustine2.htm

...Discussion divided into several sections: (a) Liberty and Grace (b) Ethics (c) Politics: The City of God, and (d) Summary.