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Taschenbuch: 1184 Seiten
Verlag: Penguin Classics; Auflage: Revised (14. April 2011)
Sprache: Englisch
ISBN-10: 0140448942
ISBN-13: 978-0140448948
Vom Hersteller empfohlenes Alter: Ab 18 Jahren
Gr��e und/oder Gewicht: 19,8 x 13 x 5,6 cm

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Amazon Bestseller-Rang: Nr. 273.449 in Englische Bücher (Siehe Top 100 in Englische Bücher)

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Saint Augustine, Bishop of Hippo

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Augustine's City of God, a monumental work of religious lore, philosophy, and history, was written as a kind of literary tombstone for Roman culture. After the sack of Rome, Augustine wrote this book to anatomize the corruption of Romans' pursuit of earthly pleasures: "grasping for praise, open-handed with their money; honest in the pursuit of wealth, they wanted to hoard glory." Augustine contrasts his condemnation of Rome with an exaltation of Christian culture. The glory that Rome failed to attain will only be realized by citizens of the City of God, the Heavenly Jerusalem foreseen in Revelation. Because City of God was written for men of classical learning--custodians of the culture Augustine sought to condemn--it is thick with Ciceronian circumlocutions, and makes many stark contrasts between "Your Virgil" and "Our Scriptures." Even if Augustine's prose strikes modern ears as a bit bombastic, and if his polarized Christian/pagan world is more binary than the one we live in today, his arguments against utopianism and his defense of the richness of Christian culture remain useful and strong. City of God is, as its final words proclaim itself to be, "a giant of a book." --Michael Joseph Gross -- Dieser Text bezieht sich auf eine vergriffene oder nicht verf�gbare Ausgabe dieses Titels.

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One of the greatest theological works with a new introduction by Gill Evans.

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Here, my dear Marcellinus,1 is the fulfilment of my promise, a book in which I have taken upon myself the task of defending the glorious City of God against those who prefer their own gods to the Founder of that City. Lesen Sie die erste Seite

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Along with his Confessions, this book is his best 15. Juli 1999

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The Roman Empire was on the verge of being destroy, and pagans blamed Constantine the Emperor for the Christianization of the Roman Empire (because the Pagan gods protected the Empire.)Hence, Saint Agustine wrote this wonderful masterpiece.

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Righteous Defense of Christ, Strong Refutation of Paganism 20. Juli 2000

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The venerable St. Augustine is to be ordained as the best Christain Apologist ever. The way in which he explains the flaws of Paganism and reveals the truths of Christianity will give wings to your rational mind and set forth new horizons of thought. This masterpiece is essential for any Christian who wishes to grasp a higher concept of Theology. Augustine begins with a refutation of pagan worship, thus proving the ignorance that reflected in their system of delusive beliefs. Later on in this work he explains many prohecies that were fulfilled in relation to Christ and the Church. After laying a sound foundation based on scriptural facts and Theological truths, he then incorporates a splendid picture of heaven and hell along with the resurrection of the body adjoined in felicity with the spirit for eternity with God the Father. Many words may be used to describe this text, but none of mine are credible enough to express the eminence of this work.

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Abridged "City of God" 18. April 2000

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I was interested in studying examples of spiritual healing in the early Christian Church.I was quite disappointed to discover that only about six pages of Book XXII, Chpt. 8 were recorded, the remaining twelve pages were dismissed by an abridgement statement "Twelve more pages describe similar miracles witnessed by, or directly reported to Augustine."

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Consummation of the Classical Tradition!!

I read this book for the sake of pleasure, and nothing more. What a surprise I was in for! I've always admired classical texts, and the tradition of rhetoric which has influenced... Lesen Sie weiter...

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The hardest book I've ever read...And one of the best.

St. Augustine's immortal classic is incredibly long and very, very hard to follow at times. When I set out to read this a few years ago, I had no idea what I was getting into. Lesen Sie weiter...

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