"The City of God" by Augustine of Hippo
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"The City of God" by Augustine of Hippo is a foundational work of Christian theology and philosophy that contrasts the earthly city with the heavenly city while defending Christianity in the wake of Rome’s decline.
Aliases (1)
- The City of God ×71
Statements (71)
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| instanceOf |
Christian theological work
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Latin prose work → book → philosophical treatise → |
| alsoKnownAs |
City of God
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De civitate Dei contra paganos → |
| author |
Augustine of Hippo
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| canonicalStatus |
major work of Augustine of Hippo
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| completionYear |
426
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| dividedInto |
Book 1
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Book 10 → Book 11 → Book 12 → Book 13 → Book 14 → Book 15 → Book 16 → Book 17 → Book 18 → Book 19 → Book 2 → Book 20 → Book 21 → Book 22 → Book 3 → Book 4 → Book 5 → Book 6 → Book 7 → Book 8 → Book 9 → |
| firstPartFocus |
refutation of pagan claims that Christianity caused Rome’s fall
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| genre |
Christian apologetics
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Christian theology → philosophy of history → political theology → |
| historicalContext |
after the sack of Rome in 410 by the Visigoths
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| importantConcept |
divine providence guiding history
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pilgrim status of Christians in the earthly city → ultimate destiny of the two cities in the Last Judgment → |
| influenced |
Reformation theologians
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Thomas Aquinas → Western Christian theology → medieval political thought → modern political theology → philosophy of history in the West → |
| keyConcept |
City of God as community of those who love God to the contempt of self
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earthly city as community of those who love self to the contempt of God → |
| language |
Latin
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| mainTheme |
contrast between the earthly city and the City of God
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critique of pagan religion and philosophy → defense of Christianity after the sack of Rome → origin and destiny of human societies → providence and the course of history → relationship between church and state → |
| originalTitle |
De civitate Dei
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| purpose |
defend Christianity against pagan critics
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offer a Christian interpretation of Roman history and world history → |
| religiousTradition |
Christianity
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| secondPartFocus |
theological exposition of the two cities across history
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| startOfComposition |
circa 413
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| structure |
22 books
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| subject |
Christianity
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Rome → eschatology → original sin → paganism → salvation history → virtue and the good life → |
| theologicalOrientation |
Latin Church Father theology
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| writtenIn |
Hippo Regius
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| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Sack of Rome (410)
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