City of God

Augustine

Penguin Books Limited, Nov 27, 2003 - Religion - 1097 pages

St. Augustine, bishop of Hippo, is one of the central figures in the history of Christianity, and City of God is one of his greatest theological works. Written as an eloquent defence of the faith at a time when the Roman Empire was on the brink of collapse, it examines the ancient pagan religions of Rome, the arguments of the Greek philosophers and the revelations of the Bible. Pointing the way forward to a citizenship that transcends worldly politics and will last for eternity, City of God is one of the most influential documents in the development of Christianity.
This edition contains a new introduction that examines the text in the light of contemporary Greek and Roman thought and political change. It demonstrates the importance of religious and literary influences on St. Augustine and his significance as a Christian thinker. There is also a chronology and a bibliography.

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About the author

St Augustine of Hippo was the great Doctor of the Latin Church. Born in North Africa in AD 354, he was brought up as a Christian and at 16 went to Carthage to finish his education. Until 387, Augustine followed the Manichean religion and founded his own school of rhetoric in Rome. After his baptism, he returned to Africa and lived in the community he formed there until his death in 430. His written output there includes Confessions and City of God, among over 113 books. Henry Bettenson (1908-1979) (translator) was educated at Bristol University and Oriel College, Oxford. He taught Classics for 25 years at Charterhouse 'Documents of the Christian Church' and 'Early Christian Fathers'. Dr Gill Evans (introducer) teaches medieval intellectual history, medieval theology and ecumenical theology in the Faculty of History at Cambridge. She has published widely in this area.

Bibliographic information

• Title: City of God; Penguin classics
• Author: Augustine
• Editor: Gillian Rosemary Evans
• Translated by: Henry Scowcroft Bettenson
• Contributor: Gillian Rosemary Evans
• Edition: illustrated, reprint, revised
• Publisher: Penguin Books Limited, 2003
• ISBN: 0140448942, 9780140448948
• Length: 1097 pages
• Subjects: History / Ancient / Rome; Literary Collections / Essays; Philosophy / History & Surveys / Medieval; Philosophy / Religious; Religion / Christian Theology / Apologetics; Religion / Christianity / General; Religion / General; Religion / Philosophy