St. Augustin's City of God and Christian Doctrine [A Select Library of the Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers of the Christian Church - Volume II]
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Augustine's City of God, a monumental work of religious lore, philosophy & history, was written as a kind of literary tombstone for Roman culture. After the sack of Rome, he wrote the book to anatomize the corruption of Romans' pursuit of earthly pleasures: "grasping for praise, open-handed with their money; honest in the pursuit of wealth, they wanted to hoard glory." He contrasts hi... More
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Publisher | Eerdmans Publishing Company |
Binding | Hardcover (12 editions) |
Reading Level | Uncategorized |
# of Pages | 624 |
ISBN-10 | 0802880991 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0802880994 |
Publication Date | 12/1984 |
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