"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.
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| "The City of God" by Augustine of Hippo canonical | 1 |
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Target entity: "The City of God" by Augustine of Hippo Context triple: [Sack of Rome (410), describedIn, "The City of God" by Augustine of Hippo]
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Roman Catechism
The Roman Catechism is an authoritative manual of Catholic doctrine, commissioned in the 16th century to systematically explain the faith in response to the Protestant Reformation.
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Book II: Ecclesiarum Clypei
Book II: Ecclesiarum Clypei is a section of Cotton Mather’s historical work Magnalia Christi Americana that focuses on the defense and history of New England churches.
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C.
Confessio of Saint Peter
The Confessio of Saint Peter is the shrine beneath the high altar of St. Peter's Basilica that marks the traditional burial site and veneration place of the Apostle Peter.
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D.
Concilio et Labore
Concilio et Labore is the Latin motto of Manchester City Council, traditionally translated as "By wisdom and effort" or "By counsel and hard work."
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Deus sive Natura
Deus sive Natura is Baruch Spinoza’s philosophical conception of God as identical with the single, all-encompassing substance of nature and reality.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: "The City of God" by Augustine of Hippo Target entity description: "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.
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A.
Roman Catechism
The Roman Catechism is an authoritative manual of Catholic doctrine, commissioned in the 16th century to systematically explain the faith in response to the Protestant Reformation.
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B.
Book II: Ecclesiarum Clypei
Book II: Ecclesiarum Clypei is a section of Cotton Mather’s historical work Magnalia Christi Americana that focuses on the defense and history of New England churches.
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C.
Confessio of Saint Peter
The Confessio of Saint Peter is the shrine beneath the high altar of St. Peter's Basilica that marks the traditional burial site and veneration place of the Apostle Peter.
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D.
Concilio et Labore
Concilio et Labore is the Latin motto of Manchester City Council, traditionally translated as "By wisdom and effort" or "By counsel and hard work."
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E.
Deus sive Natura
Deus sive Natura is Baruch Spinoza’s philosophical conception of God as identical with the single, all-encompassing substance of nature and reality.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (71)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian theological work
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Latin prose work ⓘ book ⓘ philosophical treatise ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
City of God
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The City of God ⓘ
surface form:
De civitate Dei contra paganos
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| author | Augustine of Hippo ⓘ |
| canonicalStatus | major work of Augustine of Hippo ⓘ |
| completionYear | 426 ⓘ |
| 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 ⓘ |
| 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 ⓘ |
| 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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St. Thomas Aquinas ⓘ
surface form:
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 ⓘ |
| 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 |
The City of God
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surface form:
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 ⓘ |
| secondPartFocus | theological exposition of the two cities across history ⓘ |
| startOfComposition | circa 413 ⓘ |
| structure | 22 books ⓘ |
| subject |
Christianity
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Rome ⓘ eschatology ⓘ original sin ⓘ paganism ⓘ salvation history ⓘ virtue and the good life ⓘ |
| theologicalOrientation | Latin Church Father theology ⓘ |
| writtenIn | Hippo Regius ⓘ |
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Sack of Rome (410)