This edition of St Augustine's City of God is the only edition in English to provide a text and translation as well as a detailed commentary of this most influential document in the history of western Christianity. In these books, written in the aftermath of the sack of Rome in AD 410 by the Goths, Augustine replies to the pagans, who attributed the fall of Rome to the Christian religion and its prohibition of the worship of the pagan gods. Latin text with facing-page translation, introduction and commentary
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AUGUSTINE DE CIVITATE DEI THE
Format: Paperback
Pages: 240
Product Weight: 0.81 lbs
Editor: Walsh, P. G.
Translator: Walsh, P. G.
Publication Date: 2005-03-07
Language: English
Series: Aris and Phillips Classical Texts
Publisher: LIVERPOOL UNIV PR
Dewey Decimal Classification: 239.3
Number of Units in Package: 2
ISBN: 9780856687532