Disambiguation evidence for "The City of God" by Augustine of Hippo via surface form

"The City of God"


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Predicate Object
alsoKnownAs City of God
alsoKnownAs The City of God
surface form: De civitate Dei contra paganos
author Augustine of Hippo
canonicalStatus major work of Augustine of Hippo
completionYear 426
dividedInto Book 1
dividedInto Book 10
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dividedInto Book 2
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dividedInto Book 9
firstPartFocus refutation of pagan claims that Christianity caused Rome’s fall
genre Christian apologetics
genre Christian theology
genre philosophy of history
genre political theology
historicalContext after the sack of Rome in 410 by the Visigoths
importantConcept divine providence guiding history
importantConcept pilgrim status of Christians in the earthly city
importantConcept ultimate destiny of the two cities in the Last Judgment
influenced Reformation theologians
influenced St. Thomas Aquinas
surface form: Thomas Aquinas
influenced Western Christian theology
influenced medieval political thought
influenced modern political theology
influenced philosophy of history in the West
instanceOf Christian theological work
instanceOf Latin prose work
instanceOf book
instanceOf philosophical treatise
keyConcept City of God as community of those who love God to the contempt of self
keyConcept 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
mainTheme critique of pagan religion and philosophy
mainTheme defense of Christianity after the sack of Rome
mainTheme origin and destiny of human societies
mainTheme providence and the course of history
mainTheme relationship between church and state
originalTitle The City of God
surface form: De civitate Dei
purpose defend Christianity against pagan critics
purpose 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
subject Rome
subject eschatology
subject original sin
subject paganism
subject salvation history
subject virtue and the good life
theologicalOrientation Latin Church Father theology
writtenIn Hippo Regius