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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.
Saint Augustine is often regardarded as the most influential Christian thinker after Saint Paul, and City of God is his materpiece, a cast synthesis of religious and secular knowledge. It began as a reply to the charge that Christian otherworldiness was causing the decline of the Roman Empire. Augustine produced a wealth of evidence to prove that paganism bore within itself the seeds of its own destruction. Then he proceeded to his larger theme, a cosmic interpretation of in terms of the struggle between good and evilL the City of God in conflict with the Earthly City or the City of the Devil. This, the first serious attempt at a philosophy of history, was to have incalculable influence in forming the Western mind on the relations of church and state, and on the Christian’s place in the temporal order.
The original City of God contained twenty-two books and filles three regular-sized volumes. This edition has been skillfully abridged for the intelligent general reader by Vernon J. Bourke, author of Augustine’s Quest for Wisdom, making the heart of this monumental work available to a wide audience.
"The human mind can understand truth only by thinking, as is clear from Augustine."
– Saint Thomas Aquinas
AUGUSTINE OF HIPPO (AD 354– 430) is among the most influential cultural figures of all time. His development of Christian theology during the formative fourth and fifth centuries shaped church teaching for future generations.
Ascending to influence as a teacher of rhetoric in Hippo, Rome, and Milan, Augustine initially embraced Manichean religion, and later came under the influence of Neoplatonism. In AD 387 however, his life dramatically changed directions with his conversion to Christianity. After conversion, he returned to his native North Africa, where he was ordained a priest and later made a bishop. As leader of the Church in Hippo, he preached widely and wrote voluminous biblical commentaries and apologetic works defending Christian faith against its rivals and detractors, along with more personal and pastoral works, such as Confessions. |
Item Specifications...
Pages 592
Dimensions: Length: 1.5" Width: 4.25" Height: 7"
Weight: 0.7 lbs.
Binding Softcover
Release Date Jan 19, 1958
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ISBN 0385029101
EAN 9780385029100
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 | City of God Jan 18, 2007 |
| This is a great little copy of the city of God. It is penguin and that somehow matters to me. But the City of God is pretty intense. Historically is is really interesting. They thought differently back then you know. Not real relevant to this generation. But there are pieces of little truth that can be pulled from it that are timeless and life changing. | | |  | Great Jan 4, 2007 |
| The item was shipped on schedule, and I recieved it within a few days. | | | | Finally, a good translation Aug 3, 2006 |
| Saint Augustine was one-of-a-kind. As an "Early Church Father" his impact upon Christianity is second only to Jesus and the Apostles. No one has been more prolific in their writing than the Bishop of Hippo. The City of God is a must read for anyone that possess the St.Augustine Prayer Book, and/or the Confessions. You need it to appreciate even more fully the spirituality of this saint. It helps one to understand more about why he said things the way he said them. I have given this book to high school seniors that have later considered a religious vocation. Should you get this book, my prayer for you is that the King of Glory will bless you as much as He blessed me in the reading. PAX, bb | | | | St. Augustine's Writings Mar 2, 2006 |
| Excellent book of St. Augustine's writings, just what I wanted to read. | | | | A Must Read! Nov 10, 2005 |
| This is a classic work of the Ancient Church. St. Augustine presents to us the Biblical view as to why things are the way they are. Beginning with Genesis 3:15 we have two cities in the world: the City of man and the City of God. These two cities exist together till the end of the world. He explains God's plan in all this and how those in the City of God must understand thier citizenship in the City of God and the definition of this city and all that God is doing in the City of God and what he is doing to and allowing in the City of man. Augustine follows Paul in his opening argument in Romans 1:18ff to Acts 17, this book is both an apologetic and a theology of the Christian faith. | | | Write your own review about City of God
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