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Augustine: De Civitate Dei

De Civitate Dei [Hardback]

by Peter G. Walsh

Author
Peter G. Walsh
Book Format
Hardback
Publisher
Aris & Phillips Ltd
Published
September 2014

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This edition of "St Augustine's City of God" is the only one in English to provide a text and translation as well as a detailed commentary of this most influential document in the history of western Christianity. In these books, written in the aftermath of the sack of Rome in AD 410 by the Goths, Augustine replies to the pagans, who attributed the fall of Rome to the Christian religion and its prohibition of the worship of the pagan gods. Following on from "Book IX", this book discusses the issue of demons and their role in Platonism as being partly identical with the lesser gods. Having previously argued that in order to achieve the blessed life, we must worship one true God alone, Augustine now continues his discussion using the celebrated Neoplatonist Porphyry as his main source. Whilst applauding aspects of Porphyry's views, Augustine's main concern is to deliver his message that the sole path to blessedness after death is acknowledgement of the Incarnation and Christ as Mediator. Increasingly concerned with promoting the Christian message, Augustine cites the Bible frequently in "Book X" (Aris and Phillips, an imprint of Oxbow Books 2010).