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The City of God

by Augustine

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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 PDF has 943 pages; the EPUB is reflowable.

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Saint Augustine of Hippo (354-430 AD) was a North African theologian and philosopher whose works, including Confessions and The City of God, are cornerstones of Western Christianity and philosophy.

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Author
Augustine
Reading time
About 35 hours
Pages
943
Language
English
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