Chronology of Augustine’s Works

This list is principally based upon the table described in pp. XVII-XXI of the CCL, vol. 67, thus following the arrangement of the Retractations written by Augustine himself. Chronologically certain dates are signed with asterisk, and other possibilities of the chronological idea added with notes.

retr. 1,1 (1)
De Academiciis (Contra Academicos): November 386*
retr. 1,2 (2)
De beata vita: 13-15 November 386*
retr. 1,3 (3)
De ordine: End of 386*
retr. 1,4 (4)
Soliloquia: Winter 386/387, before March 14*
retr. 1,5 (5,1-5)
De immortalitate animae: At the beginning of 387, before April 25*
retr. 1,6 (5,6)
De disciplina: At the beginning of 387, before April 25*
retr. 1,7 (6)
De moribus ecclesiae catholicae et de moribus Manichaeorum: 387/388-389
retr. 1,8 (7)
De animae quantitate: 387/388
retr. 1,9 (8)
De libero arbitrio: lib.1: Autumn 387 / Autumn 388 – lib.2-3: starts after 391
retr. 1,10 (9)
De Genesi adversus Manichaeos: Autumn 388, ends 390
retr. 1,11 (10)
De musica: Autumn 388, 390 ends
retr. 1,12 (11)
De magistro: Autumn 388, 390 ends
retr. 1,13 (12)
De vera religione: 390
retr. 1,14 (13)
De utilitate credendi: 391/392
retr. 1,15 (14)
De duabus animabus: 391/392
retr. 1,16 (15)
Acta contra Forunatum manichaeum: 28-29 August 392*
retr. 1,17 (16)
De fide et symbolo: 8 October 393*
retr. 1,18 (17)
De genesi ad litteram imperfectus: 393/394
retr. 1,19 (18)
De sermone domini in monte: 392 / before 28 August 397
retr. 1,20 (19)
Psalmus contra partem Donati: 393/394
retr. 1,21 (20)
Contra epistulam Donati haeretici: 393/394
retr. 1,22 (21)
Contra Adimantum manichaei: 393/394
retr. 1,23 (22)
Expositio quarundam propositionum ex epistula apostoli ad Romanos: Summer / Autumn 394
retr. 1,24 (23)
Expositio epistulae Galatas liber unus: 394/395
retr. 1,25 (24)
Epistulae ad Romanos inchoata expositio: 394/395
retr. 1,26 (25)
De diversis quaestionibus octoginta tribus: 388-397*
retr. 1,27 (26)
De mendacio: 394/395
retr. 2,1 (27)
Ad Simplicianum: 396 / Spring 398
retr. 2,2 (28)
Contra epistulam Manichaei quam uocant fundamenti liber unus: 396
retr. 2,3 (29)
De agone christiano: 396
retr. 2,4 (30)
De doctrina christiana: lib.1-3,25,35: 397 – lib.3,25,36-lib.4: 426/427
retr. 2,5 (31)
Contra partem Donati libri duo: 397
retr. 2,6 (32)
Confessiones: 397/401
retr. 2,7 (33)
Contra Faustum Manicheum libri triginta tres; 397/399
retr. 2,8 (34)
Contra Felicem: 7 and 12.December 404*
retr. 2,9 (35)
De natura boni: 398
retr. 2,10 (36)
Contra Secundinum: 398
retr. 2,11 (37)
Contra Hilarum: 398
retr. 2,12 (38)
Quaestiones euangeliorum: 399/400
retr. 2,13 (39)
Adnotationes in Iob: 399
retr. 2,14 (40)
De catechizandis rudibus: 399
retr. 2,15 (41)
De trinitate: 399-422/426
retr. 2,16 (42)
De consensu euangelistarum: 399/400-?
retr. 2,17 (43)
Contra epistulam Parmeniani: um 400
retr. 2,18 (44)
De baptismo: 400/401
retr. 2,19 (45)
Contra quod attulit Centurius a Donatistis: 400/401
retr. 2,20 (46)
Epist. 54-55: 401
retr. 2,21 (47)
De opere monachorum: 401
retr. 2,22 (48)
De bono coniugali: 401
retr. 2,23 (49)
De sancta uirginitate: 401
retr. 2,24 (50)
De Genesi ad litteram: 401-416
retr. 2,25 (51)
Contra litteras Petiliani: 400-403*
retr. 2,26 (52)
Ad Cresconium grammaticum partis Donati: 400-406*
retr. 2,27 (53)
Probantionum et testimoniorum contra Donatistas liber unus: 405-406
retr. 2,28 (54)
Contra nescio quem Donatistam: 406-407
retr. 2,29 (55)
Admonitio Donatistarum de Maximianistis: approximately 407
retr. 2,30 (56)
De diuinatione daemonum: approximately 407
retr. 2,31 (57)
Epistula 102: approximately 409
retr. 2,32 (58)
Expositio epistulae Iacobi ad duodecim tribus: approximately 409
retr. 2,33 (59)
De peccatorum meritis et remissione et de baptismo paruulorum ad Marcellinum: 411-412*
retr. 2,34 (60)
De unico baptismo contra Petilianum ad Constantinum: 410-411*
retr. 2,35 (61)
Admonitio Donatistarum de Maximianistis: 411
retr. 2,36 (62)
Epistula 140: Winter 411/412*
retr. 2,37 (63)
De spiritu et littera: 412
retr. 2,38 (64)
De fide et operibus: 413
retr. 2,39 (65)
Breuiculus conlationis cum Donatistis: End of 411*
retr. 2,40 (66)
Contra Donatistas: End of 411
retr. 2,41 (67)
Epistuta 147 and 148: epist. 147: 413 – epist. 148: 410
retr. 2,42 (68)
De natura et gratia: 413-415
retr. 2,43 (69)
De civitate dei: 412-426/427*
retr. 2,44 (70)
Contra Priscillianistas: 415
retr. 2,45 (71)
Epistula 166-167: 415
retr. 2,46 (72)
Ad Emeritum episcopum Donatistarum post conlationem: 416?
retr. 2,47 (73)
De gestis Pelagii: 417*
retr. 2,48 (74)
Epistula 185: 417
retr. 2,49 (75)
Epistula 187: summer 417
retr. 2,50 (76)
De gratia Christi: May / July 418
retr. 2,51 (77)
c.Emer.: 20.Semtember 418*
retr. 2,52 (78)
c.Arrian.: Herbst 419*
retr. 2,53 (79)
nupt.et concup.: lib.1: 418/419 – lib.2: 420-421
retr. 2,54 (80)
loc.hept.: 419
retr. 2,55 (81)
quaest.hept.: 419
retr. 2,56 (82)
anim.: lib.1: Herbst 419* – lib.2: nach Mitte Dez.419
retr. 2,57 (83)
adult.coniug.: Anfang 420
retr. 2,58 (84)
c.adv.leg.: 420
retr. 2,59 (85)
c.Gaud.: lib.2: Herbst 419* – lib.1: nach dem 20.September 418
retr. 2,60 (86)
c.mend.: Fruhjahr 420
retr. 2,61 (87)
c.Pelag.: 420/Winter 421
retr. 2,62 (88)
c.Jul.: 421-422
retr. 2,63 (89)
enchir.: 422?
retr. 2,64 (90)
cur.mort.: 422?
retr. 2,65 (91)
quaest.Dulc.: August/September 424
retr. 2,66 (92)
grat.: Fruhjahr 426
retr. 2,67 (93)
corrept.: 426/427