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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 ...
City of God (Image Classics) Paperback – Abridged, February 1, 1958. No book except the Bible itself had a greater influence on the Middle Ages than City of God. Since medieval Europe was the cradle of today’s Western civilization, this work by consequence is vital for understanding our world and how it came into being.
Dec 17, 2020 · Download, borrow, or stream the classic work of Christian theology by St. Augustine, translated by Marcus Dods and introduced by Thomas Merton. The City of God explores the nature and destiny of the two cities of God and the devil.
Apr 8, 2014 · A classic work of Christian theology and philosophy, defending the city of God against the pagan critics. The first ten books refute the pagan arguments that blame the Christian religion for the fall of Rome, and the second ten books explore the origin, history and destiny of the two cities.
May 1, 1984 · City of God (Penguin Classics) is a classic work of Christian theology and philosophy by St. Augustine, one of the most influential thinkers in the history of Western civilization. In this book, he defends Christianity against the pagan critics of the Roman Empire and explores the nature of the true and the earthly city. This edition features a modern translation, an introduction and notes by ...
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It is a vast, sweeping, powerful, and cockamamie book; it is a true classic. Augustine wrote The City of God over a period of 13 years. He began the work when he was 59, and finished it when he was 72. The work was occasioned by the capture of Rome in 410 by the ‘barbarian’ leader Alaric, king of the Visigoths.
The City of God is divided into 22 books. The first 10 refute the claims to divine power of various pagan communities . The last 12 retell the biblical story of humankind from Genesis to the Last Judgment , offering what Augustine presents as the true history of the City of God, against which, and only against which, the history of the City of ...
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