City of God
$32.27
- Paperback
1184 pages
- Release Date
31 January 2004
Summary
City of God: A Timeless Theological Masterpiece
One of the greatest theological works, and is one of the most influential Christian documents. St Augustine, bishop of Hippo, was one of the central figures in the history of Christianity, and City of God is one of his greatest theological works. Written as an eloquent defence of the faith at a time when the Roman Empire was on the brink of collapse, it examines the ancient pagan religions of Rome, the arguments of the Greek philosophe…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780140448948 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0140448942 |
| Series: | Penguin Classics |
| Author: | Saint Augustine, John O'Meara, Henry Bettenson |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 1184 |
| Edition: | 1st |
| Release Date: | 31 January 2004 |
| Weight: | 806g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 130mm x 50mm |
About The Author
Saint Augustine
St Augustine of Hippo was the great Doctor of the Latin Church. Born in North Africa in AD 354, he was brought up as a Christian and at 16 went to Carthage to finish his education. Until 387, Augustine followed the Manichean religion and founded his own school of rhetoric in Rome. After his baptism, he returned to Africa and lived in the community he formed there until his death in 430. His written output there includes Confessions and City of God, among over 113 books.
Henry Bettenson (1908-1979) (translator) was educated at Bristol University and Oriel College, Oxford. He taught Classics for 25 years at Charterhouse ‘Documents of the Christian Church’ and ‘Early Christian Fathers’.
Dr Gill Evans (introducer) teaches medieval intellectual history, medieval theology and ecumenical theology in the Faculty of History at Cambridge. She has published widely in this area.
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