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Sep 12, 2000 | ISBN 9780679783190 Buy
Feb 01, 1994 | ISBN 9780679600879 Buy
Dec 15, 2010 | ISBN 9780307764768 Buy
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Sep 12, 2000 | ISBN 9780679783190
Feb 01, 1994 | ISBN 9780679600879
Dec 15, 2010 | ISBN 9780307764768
One of the great cornerstones in the history of Christian philosophy, The City of God provides an insightful interpretation of the development of modern Western society and the origin of most Western thought. Contrasting earthly and heavenly cities–representing the omnipresent struggle between good and evil–Augustine explores human history in its relation to all eternity. In Thomas Merton’s words, "The City of God is the autobiography of the Church written by the most Catholic of her great saints."This Modern Library Paperback Classics edition is a complete and unabridged version of the Marcus Dods translation.
Saint Augustine was one of those towering figures who so dominated his age that the age itself bears his name. The Age of Augustine was a time of transition, and Augustine was a genius of such stature that, according to… More about St. Augustine
"The human mind can understand truth only by thinking, as is clear from Augustine."–Saint Thomas Aquinas
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