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8 kwi 2014 · EDITOR'S PREFACE. "Rome having been stormed and sacked by the Goths under Alaric their king, the worshippers of false gods, or pagans, as we commonly call them, made an attempt to attribute this calamity to the Christian religion, and began to blaspheme the true God with even more than their wonted bitterness and acerbity. It was this which kindled my zeal for the house of God, and prompted me ...
30 wrz 2014 · Abstract. This edition of St. Augustine's The City of God (De Civitate Dei) is the only one in English to provide a text and translation as well as a detailed commentary of this most influential document in the history of western Christianity.In these books, written in the aftermath of the sack of Rome in AD 410 by the Goths, Augustine replies to the pagans, who attributed the fall of Rome to ...
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A review of the calamities suered by the Romans before the time of Christ, showing that their gods had plunged them into corruption and vice. BOOK III. The external calamities of Rome. BOOK IV. That empire was given to Rome not by the gods, but by the One True God. BOOK V. Of fate, freewill, and God’s prescience, and of the source of the
10 lut 2024 · Introduction. Augustine of Hippo, a towering figure in the history of Christianity, penned one of his most influential works, "The City of God," in the early 5th century. This monumental piece of literature not only shaped the course of Western thought but also continues to resonate with contemporary theological and philosophical discourse.
City of God Saint Augustine TRANSLATED BY MARCUS DODS BOOK I Preface The glorious city of God is my theme in this work, which you, my dearest son Marcellinus, suggested, and which is due to you by my promise. I have undertaken its defe nce against those who prefer their own gods to the Founder of this city,—a city surpassingly glorious,
The City of God | Summary. Share. Summary. Book 1. After the sack of Rome, the pagans claimed that their gods had turned their backs on the city because of the Christians. Augustine reminds the Romans that their conquered gods from Troy have never been able to protect them. Book 2.
