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Nov 7, 2022 · St Augustine, bishop of Hippo, was one of the central figures in the history of Christianity, and City of God is one of his greatest theological works. Written as an eloquent defense of the faith at a time when the Roman Empire was on the brink of collapse, it examines the ancient pagan religions of Rome, the arguments of the Greek philosophers and the revelations of the Bible.
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832 reviews 167 followers. March 11, 2012. Augustine is widely considered the most important of the early church fathers. He was born in North Africa in 354 A.D., became the Bishop of Hippo and wrote a vast number of works—most notably Confessions, On Christian Doctrine, On the Trinity, and City of God.
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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. The challenges of translating such a work arise not just from the brute size of the task, but also from the ...
The book presents human history as a conflict between what Augustine calls the Earthly City (often colloquially referred to as the City of Man, and mentioned once on page 644, chapter 1 of book 15) and the City of God, a conflict that is destined to end in victory for the latter. The City of God is marked by people who forgo earthly pleasure to dedicate themselves to the eternal truths of God ...
Includes the Catholic Encyclopedia, Church Fathers, Summa, Bible and more — all for only $19.99... Augustine censures the pagans, who attributed the calamities of the world, and especially the recent sack of Rome by the Goths, to the Christian religion, and its prohibition of the worship of the gods. He speaks of the blessings and ills of ...
Summary. In his City of God, Augustine contrasts Christianity and Roman paganism. The result is a comprehensive treatise spanning 22 books, in which the disciplines of history, theology, and philosophy all play a major role. Augustine’s basic premise is that there are really only two groups in the world: the earthly city and the city of God.
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The City of God, philosophical treatise vindicating Christianity, written by the medieval philosopher Saint Augustine about 413–426 CE. It 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.
