Concerning the City of God Against the Pagans (Penguin Classics S.) - Softcover

Augustine, Saint

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0140444262 ISBN 13: 9780140444261

Publisher: Penguin Classics, 1984

Synopsis

St. Augustine's masterpiece is an interpretation 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.

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"The human mind can understand truth only by thinking, as is clear from Augustine."
--Saint Thomas Aquinas

About the Author:

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 directions 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. The Trappist monk Thomas Merton (1915-1968) remains one of the great spiritual figures of our time. He expressed his inner contemplations through his extensive written works, including poetry, letters and journals. His writings commonly deal with issues of social justice and spirituality.

About this edition

• Publisher: Penguin Classics
• Publication date: 1984
• ISBN 10: 0140444262
• ISBN 13: 9780140444261
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Number of pages: 1152