The Library
1780 works catalogued century by century, from the literature the Bible was written among to the present — each with a note on what it is, why it lasted, and where to read it.
301–400
1 work
c. 346–350
Latin
De Errore Profanarum Religionum
Firmicus Maternus
An appeal to the sons of Constantine to suppress the mystery cults by force, describing their rites in detail in order to condemn them.
401–500
1 work
c. 386–430
Latin
Augustine of Hippo · 354–430
More than three hundred letters on doctrine, discipline, lawsuits, slavery, and the coercion of schismatics, including a long and difficult correspondence with Jerome.
1501–1600
1 work
1588
Latin
José de Acosta · 1540–1600
A manual of missionary method arguing that peoples differ in their capacities and customs and must be approached differently, and that force produces only pretence.
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