The City of God (Works of Aurelius Augustine 2)
Format: paperback
ISBN:
9781432690373 (143269037X)
Publish date: June 1st 2007
Publisher: Kessinger Publishing, LLC
Pages no: 584
Edition language: English
Category:
Classics,
Non Fiction,
History,
Religion,
Philosophy,
Christian,
Christianity,
Theology,
Church,
Catholic,
Church History
As a backlash against Christianity grew after the sack of Roman in 410 AD, Augustine of Hippo took up his pen to respond to pagans and philosophers as well as inform Christians about their priorities between heaven and earth. The City of God is one of the cornerstones of medieval Christianity and t...
I stumbled across Augustine when I was teenager and I remember this being much more profound. Having just reread it cover to cover, I was wholly disappointed. Augustine writes in response to attacks on Christianity for which the decline of the Roman Empire is being increasingly blamed. The first ...