The City of God
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Written as the Roman Empire crumbled, Saint Augustine's monumental work defends Christianity against the charge that abandoning the old gods had caused Rome's fall, and in doing so builds a sweeping vision of history as the struggle between two cities—the earthly city of self-love and the City of God founded on love of the divine. Ranging across philosophy, theology, politics, and history, it shaped Western thought for over a thousand years and remains one of the most influential books ever written. This first volume opens Augustine's vast argument. Profound and far-reaching, The City of God is a foundational text of Christian philosophy and a towering meditation on faith, society, and the meaning of history.
Available edition: text of Project Gutenberg eBook #45304 and eBook #45305 (the volumes are joined in order). The cover is an original BDeBooks design. The PDF has 943 pages; the EPUB is reflowable. Project Gutenberg credits and license are kept.
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- Augustine
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- 943
- Language
- English
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