Concerning The city of God against the pagans
Main Author: | Augustine, Saint, Bishop of Hippo. |
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Other Authors: | Bettenson, Henry Scowcroft. |
Format: | Books Print Book |
Language: | English Latin |
Published: |
Harmondsworth, Middlesex :
Penguin Books,
1984.
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Series: |
Penguin classics
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Subjects: |
Item Description: |
Translation of: De civitate Dei. Spine title: City of God. |
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Physical Description: |
li, 1097 p. ; 20 cm. |
Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: |
0140444262 (pbk) |
Author Notes: |
One of Augustine's major goals was a single, unified church. He was ordained a priest in 391 and appointed Bishop of Hippo, in Roman Africa, in 396. Augustine was one of the most prolific Latin authors in terms of surviving works, and the list of his works consists of more than one hundred separate titles. His writings and arguments with other sects include the Donatists and the Pelagians. On the Trinity, The City of God, and On Nature and Grace are some of his important writings. Confessions, which is considered his masterpiece, is an autobiographical work that recounts his restless youth and details the spiritual experiences that led him to Christianity. Many of Augustine's ideas, such as those concerning sin and predestination, became integral to the doctrines of the Roman Catholic Church. In the Catholic Church he is a saint and pre-eminent Doctor of the Church, and the patron of the Augustinians. He is the patron saint of brewers, printers, and theologians. Augustine died on August 28, 430. (Bowker Author Biography) |