Responses to Miscellaneous Questions (Works of Saint Augustine: A Translation for the 21st Century)
Responses to Miscellaneous Questionscombines three separate compositions by Augustine of Hippo, all written at different periods of his life but all sharing a similar structure.... Ramsey s general introduction at the beginning of the book and his introductions to each treatise are thorough and helpful for understanding the context out of which the treatises emerged as well as for outlining the content of the treatises themselves. Excerpts from Augustine s Revisions (also known as his Retractions) helpfully precede each composition, thereby giving us insight into the mature Augustine s assessment of his works.... As a whole the value ofResponses to Miscellaneous Questionsis that it provides a contemporary and readable translation of three largely unknown treatises and will therefore be significant for those delving thoroughly into Augustine's thought. Casual readers of Augustine would be better served by reading his larger works and his sermons. --Gregory K. Hillis,Cistercian Studies Quarterly