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1. www.britannica.com › topic › The-City-of-GodThe City of God | Summary, Significance, & Facts | Britannica

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   The City of God, philosophical treatise vindicating Christianity, written by the medieval philosopher St. Augustine as De civitate Dei contra paganos (Concerning the City of God Against the Pagans) about 413–426 ce.

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   On the City of God Against the Pagans (Latin: De civitate Dei contra paganos), often called The City of God, is a book of Christian philosophy written in Latin by Augustine of Hippo in the early 5th century AD.

3. allegoryexplained.com › the-city-of-godThe City of God (Allegory Explained)

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   The City of God is a philosophical treatise written by St. Augustine in the early 5th century. It is considered a masterpiece of Western culture and is a response to pagan claims that the sack of Rome in 410 CE was a result of the abolition of pagan worship by Christian emperors.

4. www.catholicyyc.ca › blog › the-timeless-wisdom-ofThe timeless wisdom of St. Augustine’s City of God

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   Sep 23, 2024 · St. Augustine completed The City of God a few years before his death and began writing it nearly fifteen years earlier, shortly after the sack of Rome by barbarians from northern Europe in 410 A.D. He wrote the book in part as a response to those who blamed the decline of the Roman Empire on the Christian religion.

5. genius.com › Saint-augustine-the-city-of-god-bookSaint Augustine – The City of God (Book XV) | Genius

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   When these two cities began to run their course by a series of deaths and births, the citizen of this world was the first-born, and after him the stranger in this world, the citizen of the city...

6. www.thegospelcoalition.org › themelios › reviewThe City of God (De Civitate Dei): Books 1–10

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   The City of God (De Civitate Dei): Books 1–10. Written by Augustine Reviewed By Gregory W. Lee. History and Historical Theology. City of God is the longest text centered on a single argument to have survived from Greco-Roman antiquity.

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   Who wrote on the city of God against the pagans?

   • On the City of God Against the Pagans (Latin: De civitate Dei contra paganos), often called The City of God, is a book of Christian philosophy written in Latin by Augustine of Hippo in the early 5th century AD.

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   Who wrote the city of God vindicating Christianity?

   • They write new content and verify and edit content received from contributors. The City of God, philosophical treatise vindicating Christianity, written by the medieval philosopher St. Augustine as De civitate Dei contra paganos (Concerning the City of God Against the Pagans) about 413–426 ce.

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   Why was the city of God written?

   • A masterpiece of Western culture, The City of God was written in response to pagan claims that the sack of Rome by barbarians in 410 was one of the consequences of the abolition of pagan worship by Christian emperors.

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   How many books are in the city of God?

   • At this work’s heart is a powerful contrarian vision of human life, one which accepts the place of disaster, death, and disappointment while holding out hope of a better life to come, a hope that in turn eases and gives direction to life in this world. The City of God is divided into 22 books.

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   How many times has city of God been translated into English?

   • Since the late-nineteenth century, City of God has been translated in its entirety into English five times. Henry Bettenson (Penguin, 1972) and R. W. Dyson (Cambridge University Press, 1998) have enjoyed pride of place, though each has its weaknesses. Bettenson is lively but free, while Dyson intentionally sacrifices “elegance to accuracy” (p. xv).

   The City of God (De Civitate Dei): Books 1–10

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   Why is city of God so difficult to read?

   • City of God is the longest text centered on a single argument to have survived from Greco-Roman antiquity. The challenges of translating such a work arise not just from the brute size of the task, but also from the variety of topics Augustine treats, the complexity of his Latin, and the intricacy of his argument.

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8. www.loc.gov › item › 2021666883City of God. - Library of Congress

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   The fundamental problem that Augustine grappled with is the spiritual church in a secular world: the city of God in the city of this world. Enormously influential in the Middle Ages, De civitate dei continues to be read and studied by theologians and philosophers.