[Note: You might be thinking this topic is a little out of time, and you would be right. I wrote this response a few years ago and posted it on my Goodreads account. I recently remembered that I never shared it here, so I’m getting around to it now while getting my research ready for […]
“City of God” Part Five – “The Ends of the Two Cities,” Book Twenty-One – “End and Punishment of the Earthly City” [Note: My copy of “City of God” is not a complete one. The publishers and translators, in order to keep the size of the book down and keep the content more focused, edited […]
If you feel short changed after reading this post don’t worry, I did as well. Out of the thirty chapters in this book only three were left in my copy. Chapters 3 through 29 were all edited out in order to shorten my edition of “City of God.” What Augustine intended to do with this […]
The first post dealing with the fifth and final part of “City of God.” This section will deal with the end of human history as it moves into eternity future. To start with though, Augustine will look at how popular philosophy understood the chief ends, goals, and motivations of man. “City of God” Part Five […]
This is the end of Part Four! Like the first three books in this part Augustine again spends his time summarizing history. This book is a little more interesting than the last three in that it focuses on secular history rather than biblical. Occasionly Augustine will show the parallels between what the Bible records of […]
This is a short post, but Augustine draws to a close his examination of biblical history. Part Four of his book is not quite done yet though. This book ends his his tracing of the City of God, but he still has the City of Man to look at, which he will do in the […]
“City of God” Part Four – “The Development of the Two Cities,” Book Sixteen – “The City of God From the Flood to King David” [Note: My copy of “City of God” is not a complete one. The publishers and translators, in order to keep the size of the book down and keep the content […]
As Augustine begins part four of his great work, he begins to track the development of the two cities throughout human history. These chapters are fairly easy to get through since they are basically a retelling of bible stories in chronological order. And honestly, these chapters are slightly more boring because of it. “City of […]
This post marks the conclusion of Part Three of “City of God.” “City of God” Part Three – “The Origin of the Two Cities,” Book Fourteen – “Two Loves Originate Two Different Cities” [Note: My copy of “City of God” is not a complete one. The publishers and translators, in order to keep the size […]
This book is devoted to explaining the effects sin has on the human body and the human race. Augustine devotes a great deal of time on examining death and it’s nature. “City of God” Part Three – “The Origin of the Two Cities,” Book Thirteen – “Adam’s Sin and Its Consequences” [Note: My copy of […]
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