With part 1 of “City of God,” Augustine wanted to show that the Roman gods did nothing to bring about earthly happiness. This included things like wealth, prosperity, health, military prowess, and most importantly, protection from foreign powers. What is interesting about approaching this book from a modern day perspective is that all of this […]
Today is a special post! It marks the completion of Part One of “City of God!” This was certainly the most complex and difficult book to deal with so far in this series, but Augustine finishes on a strong note in his argument that the pagan gods did nothing good for the citizens of Rome. […]
“City of God,” Part 1 – The Pagan Gods and Earthly Happiness, Book Two – Physical Evils Were Not Prevented by the Gods. [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, […]
In his first book in part one of “City of God” Augustine wanted to show that Christianity in no part had a hand in the fall of Rome (it should be noted however that the first ten books of “City of God” are devoted to dealing with this issue, but book one is the most […]
A few weeks ago my wife gave birth to my third child and first son, Augustine Gideon Fields. Obviously we named him after Saint Augustine of Hippo (354-430). I was somewhat familiar the works of Augustine, particularly his treatment on sin and evil, and that he is widely considered to be the greatest Christian thinker […]
