Augustine: The City of God Books XIII and XIV

by P.G. Walsh

Book Overview

After completing the first ten books of De Civitate Dei, in which Augustine sought to refute the claim that pagan deities had ensured that Rome enjoyed unbroken success and prosperity in this life and guaranteed its citizens a blessed life after death, Augustine devoted the remaining twelve books to discuss the origins, development and destiny of the two cities of Babylon and Jerusalem, with the predominant emphasis on the city of God. In this volume,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0856688827
• ISBN13: 9780856688829
• Release Date: February 2017
• Publisher: Liverpool University Press
• Length: 218 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.8" x 8.3"