The City of God

Name: The City of God
Author: Augustine of Hippo

by Augustine of Hippo

Philosophical defense of Christian faith against pagan accusations after Rome's fall

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Augustine of Hippo

The most influential theologian of Western Christianity, Augustine synthesized Neoplatonic philosophy with Christian doctrine in works that shaped Catholic and Protestant thought for fifteen centuries. Confessions is the first great autobiography in Western literature. The City of God created the framework for medieval political theology.

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