02886cam a2200469Mi 4500 238441577 OCoLC 20241021071119.0 901029s1958 nyu b 001 0 eng d 58005717 9780385029100 0385029101 (OCoLC)238441577 DRB eng rda DRB BAKER IHI BDX OCLCA OCLCF HNW OCLCQ OCLCO OCL MNE OCL MZN eng lat AU923C E5 1958 AU923C BR65.A64 E5 1958 Augustine, of Hippo, Saint, 354-430 65 De civitate Dei. English City of God : an abridged version from the translation by Gerald G. Walsh [and 3 others] / Saint Augustine ; foreword by Etienne Gilson ; edited, with an introduction, by Vernon J. Bourke Abridged edition Garden City, N.Y. : Image Books, [1958] ©1958 549 pages ; 18 cm text txt rdacontent unmediated n rdamedia volume nc rdacarrier Translation of: De civitate Dei "The original City of God contains twenty-two books and fills three regular-sized volumes. This edition has been skillfully abridged to make the heart of Augustine's monumental work widely available."--Back cover Includes bibliographical references and index The pagan gods and earthly happiness -- The pagan gods and future happiness -- The origin of two cities -- The development of the two cities -- The ends of the two cities "This synthesis of religious and secular knowledge begins as a reply to the charge that Christianity caused the decline of the Roman Empire, with Augustine showing paganism to contain within itself the seeds of its own destruction. He then proceeds to larger themes, ultimately presenting a cosmic interpretation of history in terms of the struggle between good and evil: the City of God in conflict with the Earthly City. This, the first serious attempt at a philosophy of history, was to have incalculable influence in forming European understanding of the relations of church and state and the Christian's place in the temporal order. No book except the Bible itself had a greater influence on the Middle Ages, and even today City of God provides vital insight for understanding our world and the ideas that have shaped Western civilization"-- Provided by publisher Text in English Kingdom of God 160 Good and evil 161 Apologetics History Early church, ca. 30-600 162 Walsh, Gerald Groveland, 1892-1952, translator 163 Bourke, Vernon J. (Vernon Joseph), 1907-1998, editor 164 Doubleday Image book ; D59 165 ddc BK 11170 11170 0 0 ddc 0 0 NFIC HMC HMC GEN 2024-10-21 1 270.2092 AU923C 013143 2025-11-05 03:59:37 2025-09-24 2024-10-21 BK