The City of God

Augustine's monumental defence of Christianity against paganism after the sack of Rome, contrasting the city of God with the city of man.

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Topics

The Church & the Papacy
Apologetics & Philosophy

The author

Augustine of HippoThe North African bishop whose Confessions and City of God shaped Western Christianity more than any thinker after Paul — theologian of grace, sin, and the restless heart.