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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 defence of the faith at a time when the Roman Empire was on the brink of collapse, it examines... Read Full Overview

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... Read Full Overview

This is the first new rendition for a generation of The City of God, the first major intellectual achievement of Latin Christianity and one of the classic texts of Western civilization. Robert Dyson has produced a complete, accurate, authoritative and fluent translation of De... Read Full Overview

Along with his Confessions, The City of God is undoubtedly St. Augustine's most influential work. In the context of what begins as a lengthy critique of classic Roman religion and a defense of Christianity, Augustine touches upon numerous topics, including the role of grace,... Read Full Overview

How is this book unique? Font adjustments & biography included Unabridged (100% Original content) Illustrated About The City of God by St. Augustine The City of God is a book of Christian philosophy written in Latin by St. Augustine in the early 5th century AD. The book was in... Read Full Overview

The City of God is a book of Christian philosophy presenting human history as a conflict between what Augustine calls the Earthly City 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 forego earthly pleasure... Read Full Overview

The City of God deals with issues concerning God, martyrdom, Jews, and other aspects of Christian philosophy. The City of God is one of Augustine's major works, a designation that includes The Confessions, On Christian Doctrine, and On the Trinity. Augustine is the most influential... Read Full Overview

2018 Reprint of 1951 Edition. Full facsimile of the original edition, not reproduced with Optical Recognition software. Abridged by F.R. Montgomery Hitchcock. This handy edition of Augustine's classic is intended to provide easy access to this otherwise formidable treatise... Read Full Overview

One of the great cornerstones in the history of Christian philosophy, The City of God provides an insightful interpretation of the development of modern Western society and the origin of most Western thought. Contrasting earthly and heavenly cities--representing the omnipresent... Read Full Overview

Suite au Sac de Rome en 410, Saint Augustin questionne le devenir des hommes en soci t dans une r flexion philosophique qui oppose deux cit s: l'une terrestre et l'autre c leste. Compos e de 22 livres, cette oeuvre magistrale pose les fondements de la culture Chr tienne.

St. Augustine's masterpiece is an interpretation of history in terms of the struggle between good and evil: the City of God in conflict with the City of the Devil. Abridged for the modern reader. From the Trade Paperback edition.

La ciudad de Dios, cuyo titulo original en latin es De civitate Dei contra paganos, es decir, La ciudad de Dios contra los paganos, es una obra escrita en 22 libros de Agustin de Hipona que fue realizada durante su vejez y a lo largo de quince anos, entre 412 y 426. Es una apologia... Read Full Overview

La ciudad de Dios, es una obra escrita en 22 libros por San Agust n de Hipona, realizada durante su vejez y a lo largo de quince a os, entre los a os 412 y 426. Es una apolog a del cristianismo, en la que se confronta la Ciudad Celestial a la Ciudad Pagana. El autor trata temas... Read Full Overview