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On the City of God Against the Pagans (Latin: De civitate Dei contra paganos), often called The City of God, is a book of Christian philosophy written in Latin by Augustine of Hippo in the early 5th century AD.
The City of God, philosophical treatise vindicating Christianity, written by the medieval philosopher St. Augustine as De civitate Dei contra paganos (Concerning the City of God Against the Pagans) about 413–426 ce.
So Augustine tried to shore up the faith of his flock with a book he called The City of God. Written more than 15 centuries ago, it is now an undisputed classic.
The City of God is a philosophical treatise written by St. Augustine in the early 5th century. It is considered a masterpiece of Western culture and is a response to pagan claims that the sack of Rome in 410 CE was a result of the abolition of pagan worship by Christian emperors.
Jul 10, 2023 · Who wrote The City of God? Augustine , the Bishop of the North African city of Hippo, impacted Christianity in the West by fighting heretics of the age. His main opponent, Pelagius, taught that humanity had total freedom and that we could please God in our natural state.
The City of God is a religious, political, and philosophical dissertation on the fall of Rome. In this work, divided into twenty-two books, Augustine argues against claims that Christianity...
Nov 27, 2003 · Written as an eloquent defence of the faith at a time when the Roman Empire was on the brink of collapse, this great theological and philosophical work by St Augustine, bishop of Hippo,...