Augustine: De Civitate Dei

Klappentext This is the only English edition of The City of God with Latin text and facing-page translation as well as a detailed introduction and commentary. In Books XIII? XIV, Augustine turns to the problem of death as punishment for the sin of disobedience, resumes his attack on the Platonists and pursues topics emerging from consideration of Adam's sin. Zusammenfassung 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 ...

Product details

• Authors: P. G. Walsh Walsh, P G Walsh, Peter G. Walsh, Augustine, P. G. Walsh
• Assisted by: P. G. Walsh (Editor), Peter Walsh (Editor), P. G. Walsh (Translation)
• Publisher: Aris & Phillips
• Content: Book
• Product form: Paperback / Softback
• Publication date: 30.06.2016
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Religious writings, prayers, songbooks, religious
• EAN: 9780856688829
• ISBN: 978-0-85668-882-9
• Pages: 218
• Series: Aris & Phillips Classical Texts; Aris & Phillips Classical Texts; Aris and Phillips Classical Te; Aris & Phillips Classical Text