The City of God is the most influential of Augustine's works, which played a decisive role in the formation of the Christian West. This book is the first compre

The book presents human history as being a conflict between what Augustine calls the City of Man and the City of God, a conflict that is destined to end in vict

This volume addresses the complex and conflicted vision in Augustine's City of God, as a heavenly city on earthly pilgrimage.

For Augustine, the pre-Fall Paradise was a life of tranquil love and joy. The post-Fall world is marked by loss of control over our bodies and emotions. But wha

Masterfully explains Augustine's major work The City of God book by book through engagement with theology, history and political science.