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City of God
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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City of God
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Augustine
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Paperback / softback | | Pages:1 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 207,Width 137 |
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| Category/Genre | The Early church
Christian theology |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9780385029100
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| Classifications | Dewey:239.3 |
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group Inc
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| Imprint |
Bantam Doubleday Dell
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| Publication Date |
31 December 1958 |
| Publication Country |
United States
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Description
Saint Augustine's masterpiece is an interpretations of history in terms of the struggle between good and evil: the City of God in conflict with the City of the Devil. Abridged for the modern reader.
Author Biography
AUGUSTINE OF HIPPO (AD 354- 430) is among the most influential cultural figures of all time. His development of Christian theology during the formative fourth and fifth centuries shaped church teaching for future generations. Ascending to influence as a teacher of rhetoric in Hippo, Rome, and Milan, Augustine initially embraced Manichean religion, and later came under the influence of Neoplatonism. In AD 387, however, his life dramatically changed direction with his conversion to Christianity. After conversion, he returned to his native North Africa, where he was ordained a priest and later made a bishop. As leader of the Church in Hippo, he preached widely and wrote voluminous biblical commentaries and apologetic works defending Christian faith against its rivals and detractors, along with more personal and pastoral works, such as Confessions.
Reviews"The human mind can understand truth only by thinking, as is clear from Augustine." - Saint Thomas Aquinas
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