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Forty Centuries of Christian Writing

1774 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

The Fourth Century

1 work

c. 395

Latin

On Lying

De Mendacio

Augustine of Hippo · 354–430

An examination of eight kinds of lie, concluding that none is permissible — not even to save a life, and not even to save a soul.

Western · EthicsRead elsewhere