city of God

De Civitate Dei, (full title: De Civitate Dei contra Paganos), known in English as: [Concerning the] The City of God [against the Pagans] is a book written in Latin by Augustine of Hippo in the early 5th century AD, dealing with issues concerning God, martyrdom, Jews, and other aspects of Christian philosophy. The City of God is one of Augustine's major works, a designation that includes The Confessions, On Christian Doctrine, and On the Trinity. Augustine is an influential Father of the Christian Church in the West. The City of God profoundly shaped Western civilization.
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