On Augustine: The Two Cities

by Alan Ryan

It would be almost impossible to exaggerate the influence of Augustine--the once-hedonistic pagan turned ascetic theologian and defender of the early Christian Church--over all the subsequent history of Europe. Augustine 's political philosophy is pregnant with arguments that racked not only Christian Europe but also much of the modern world. Whether it was his essential skepticism about the value of earthly politics when contrasted with eternity,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0871407078
• ISBN13: 9780871407078
• Release Date: November 2015
• Publisher: Liveright Publishing Corporation
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 4.4" x 7.2"