The City of God

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Christian philosophical work Christian theological work Latin literature book

The City of God is a foundational Christian philosophical and theological work by St. Augustine that contrasts the earthly city with the heavenly city and profoundly shaped Western thought on history, politics, and religion.

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The City of God canonical 33
De civitate Dei 8
De civitate Dei (The City of God) 2

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instanceOf Christian philosophical work ⓘ
Christian theological work ⓘ
Latin literature ⓘ
book ⓘ
argument earthly political orders are transient ⓘ
history is directed by divine providence ⓘ
true happiness is found only in the heavenly city ⓘ
author Augustine of Hippo ⓘ
Augustine of Hippo ⓘ
surface form: Saint Augustine
centralConcept City of God ⓘ
divine providence ⓘ
earthly city ⓘ
just war ⓘ
ordered love ⓘ
original sin ⓘ
two cities ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Roman Empire ⓘ
dateWritten c. 413–426 ⓘ
early 5th century ⓘ
follows Confessions ⓘ
genre Christian philosophy ⓘ
apologetics ⓘ
theology ⓘ
hasPart Book I ⓘ
Book II ⓘ
Book III ⓘ
Book IV ⓘ
Book 9 ⓘ
surface form: Book IX

Book V ⓘ
Book VI ⓘ
Book VII ⓘ
Book 8 ⓘ
surface form: Book VIII

Book 7 ⓘ
surface form: Book X

Book XI ⓘ
Book XII ⓘ
Book 13 ⓘ
surface form: Book XIII

Book 14 ⓘ
surface form: Book XIV

Book 19 ⓘ
surface form: Book XIX

Book XV ⓘ
Book 16 ⓘ
surface form: Book XVI

Book 17 ⓘ
surface form: Book XVII

Book XVIII ⓘ
Book XX ⓘ
Book 21 ⓘ
surface form: Book XXI

Book 22 ⓘ
surface form: Book XXII
influenced Reformation theology ⓘ
St. Thomas Aquinas ⓘ
surface form: Thomas Aquinas

Western Christian theology ⓘ
medieval political thought ⓘ
philosophy of history in the West ⓘ
political theology ⓘ
keyTheme contrast between earthly city and heavenly city ⓘ
destiny of human societies ⓘ
nature of true justice ⓘ
relationship between church and empire ⓘ
role of the Roman Empire in salvation history ⓘ
language Latin ⓘ
numberOfBooks 22 ⓘ
originalTitle The City of God self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: De civitate Dei
structure first part critiques paganism ⓘ
later books develop Christian philosophy of history ⓘ
subject Christian apologetics ⓘ
Christian theology ⓘ
church and state ⓘ
eschatology ⓘ
philosophy of history ⓘ
political theology ⓘ
problem of evil ⓘ
writtenInResponseTo pagan criticism of Christianity ⓘ
sack of Rome in 410 ⓘ

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