Project Gutenberg 2014-05-31 Public domain in the USA. 664 Augustine, Saint, Bishop of Hippo 354 430 Augustine, Saint Dods, Marcus 1834 1909 Dodds, Marcus King, John R. (John Richard) 1835 1907 King, J. R. (John Richard) Writings in Connection with the Donatist Controversy Produced by Charlene Taylor, Les Galloway, Joe C and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Writings in Connection with the Donatist Controversy" by Augustine is a theological work written in the early 5th century. The text addresses the significant schism in the early Christian church known as the Donatist controversy, which debated the validity of sacraments performed by those considered heretics or schismatics. Augustine defends the Catholic Church's position on baptism, emphasizing the importance of unity and the validity of sacraments regardless of the minister's standing. The beginning of this work outlines the historical context of the Donatist schism, detailing its origins from a conflict in the early church following the persecution under Diocletian. Augustine begins to articulate his arguments against the Donatists, focusing on the nature of baptism and its efficacy even when conferred outside the communion of the Church. He engages with the authority of Cyprian, a significant figure that the Donatists reference to support their views, arguing that Cyprian’s teachings actually uphold the Catholic Church's stance. Augustine's tone is both assertive and analytical, laying the groundwork for a deep theological discourse and engaging in a dialectical examination of the nature of schism and unity within Christianity. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/45843/45843-h/images/title.jpg Reading ease score: 65.6 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Donatists -- Controversial literature Donatists BR Text Category: History - Religious Category: Philosophy & Ethics Category: Religion/Spirituality 1722812 2025-08-18T13:35:30.385894 text/html 1715907 2024-10-24T07:40:37 text/html 693649 2025-08-18T13:35:56.323786 application/epub+zip 717819 2025-08-18T13:35:36.089873 application/epub+zip 604139 2025-08-18T13:35:33.110073 application/epub+zip 1176857 2025-08-18T13:36:08.467186 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1066282 2025-08-18T13:35:52.650756 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 952844 2022-09-20T20:44:45.707948 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1284282 2025-08-18T13:35:27.042884 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1264254 2024-10-24T07:40:37 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18240 2025-08-18T13:36:08.652180 application/rdf+xml 6057 2025-08-18T13:35:33.433815 image/jpeg 1198 2025-08-18T13:35:33.274816 image/jpeg 606098 2025-08-18T13:35:30.495855 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia