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Augustine

A research guide for materials by and about Saint Augustine

North African Christianity

Rome and the African Church in the Time of Augustine by J. E. Merdinger
Christianity in Roman Africa: The Development of its Practices and Beliefs by J. Patout Burns; Robin M. Jensen
Augustine in Context by Tarmo Toom (Editor)
This volume contains a large number of short essays by scholars on Augustine's literary, historical, and cultural context.
Religion and Society in the Age of Saint Augustine by Peter Brown
A historical study of the society of Augustine's time, written by his best biographer.
The Cambridge History of Christianity: Origins to Constantine by Margaret M. Mitchell (Editor); Frances M. Young (Editor); K. Scott Bowie (Editor)
This excellent reference resource has a useful chapter on the development of North African Christianity.