Concerning the city of God against the pagans / St. Augustine ; translated by Henry Bettenson ; with a new introduction by G.R. Evans

By:

Augustine, of Hippo, Saint, 354-430

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Original language: Latin Series: Penguin classicsPublisher: London ; New York : Penguin Books, 2003Description: lxxi, 1,097 pages ; 20 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

0140448942
9780140448948

Other title:

City of God [Spine title]

Uniform titles:

De civitate Dei. English

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

AU923S

LOC classification:

AU923S E5 2003
AU923S E5 2003

Review: "St. Augustine, bishop of Hippo, is one of the central figures in the history of Christianity, and City of God is one of his greatest theological works. Written as an eloquent defence of the faith at a time when the Roman Empire was on the brink of collapse, it examines the ancient pagan religions of Rome, the arguments of the Greek philosophers and the revelations of the Bible. Pointing the way forward to a citizenship that transcends worldly politics and will last for eternity, City of God is one of the most influential documents in the development of Christianity." "This edition contains a new introduction that examines the text in the light of contemporary Greek and Roman thought and political change. It demonstrates the importance of religious and literary influences on St. Augustine and his significance as a Christian thinker. There is also a chronology and a bibliography."--BOOK JACKET

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	Harvest Mission College	270.2092 AU923C (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		013138

Originally published: 1972

Includes bibliographical references (p. [lviii]-lix) and index

"St. Augustine, bishop of Hippo, is one of the central figures in the history of Christianity, and City of God is one of his greatest theological works. Written as an eloquent defence of the faith at a time when the Roman Empire was on the brink of collapse, it examines the ancient pagan religions of Rome, the arguments of the Greek philosophers and the revelations of the Bible. Pointing the way forward to a citizenship that transcends worldly politics and will last for eternity, City of God is one of the most influential documents in the development of Christianity." "This edition contains a new introduction that examines the text in the light of contemporary Greek and Roman thought and political change. It demonstrates the importance of religious and literary influences on St. Augustine and his significance as a Christian thinker. There is also a chronology and a bibliography."--BOOK JACKET

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Concerning the city of God against the pagans / St. Augustine ; translated by Henry Bettenson ; with a new introduction by G.R. Evans