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PublisherOxford University Press, Incorporated
ISBN-100199270813
ISBN-139780199270811
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Book TitleAugustine's City of God : a Reader's Guide
Number of Pages338 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2004
TopicAncient / General, Christian Theology / Systematic, Christianity / History, Christian Theology / Apologetics, Religious, Christianity / Literature & the Arts
GenreReligion, Biography & Autobiography, History
AuthorGerard O'daly
FormatUk-Trade Paper
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Item Weight13.8 Oz
Item Length8.5 in
Item Width5.4 in
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Reviews'Review from previous edition O'Daly's knowledge of Augustine bibliography is stunningly wide-ranging, always well-judged, and immensely helpfulin guiding the reader to informed further research in any one of the multitude of themes and ideas which cluster together in the City of God.'Carol Harrison, Journal of Theological Studies'O'Daly intends to provide a detailed yet accessible reading of Augstine's vast and complex masterpiece, directed at a wide group of readers who are not necessarily specialists. By taking up this task O'Daly fills indeed a gap in scholarship that was long overdue, and he is a scholar most apt for this task.'Karla F. L. Pollmann, Church History'With its sober judgement based on expert knowledge and diligent scholarship, this guide will be an indispensable tool for everybody interested in the City.'Karla F. L. Pollmann, Church History, 'Review from previous edition O'Daly's knowledge of Augustine bibliographyis stunningly wide-ranging, always well-judged, and immensely helpfulin guiding the reader to informed further research in any one of the multitudeof themes and ideas which cluster together in the City of God.'Carol Harrison, Journal of Theological Studies, 'Review from previous edition O'Daly's knowledge of Augustine bibliography is stunningly wide-ranging, always well-judged, and immensely helpfulin guiding the reader to informed further research in any one of the multitude of themes and ideas which cluster together in the City of God.'Carol Harrison, Journal of Theological Studies, "O'Daly fills indeed a gap in scholarship that was long overdue, and he is a scholar most apt for this task....the book is well written and with its clear presentation of the outline of the City it helps the reader to get a good idea of its intention and direction....O'Daly manages to present a wealth of material in a well-structured way....this guide will be an indispensable tool for everybody interested in the City."--Church History "An expert and well-judged study, and one long needed."--Journal of Roman Studies "O'Daly's splendid volume...fills a lacuna in Augustinian scholarship by providing a solid and detailed guide for a serious student of Augustine's most influential work."--Theological Studies, 'With its sober judgement based on expert knowledge and diligent scholarship, this guide will be an indispensable tool for everybody interested in the City.'Karla F. L. Pollmann, Church History, 'O'Daly intends to provide a detailed yet accessible reading of Augstine's vast and complex masterpiece, directed at a wide group of readers who are not necessarily specialists. By taking up this task O'Daly fills indeed a gap in scholarship that was long overdue, and he is a scholar most aptfor this task.'Karla F. L. Pollmann, Church History
Dewey Edition21
Dewey Decimal239/.3
Table Of Content1. Cities Real and Desired2. The Making of the Book3. The Apologetic Tradition4. The Theme of the Two Cities5. The Structure of the Work6. 'Where Were the Gods?': Books 1-57. Varro, Platonists, and Demons: Books 6-108. Creation, the Fall, and the Regime of the Passions: Books 11-149. The History of the Two Cities: Books 15-1810. Final Destinations: Books 19-2211. Influences and Sources12. The Place of the City of God in Augustine's Writings
SynopsisThe 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 comprehensive modern guide to it in any language.The City of God's scope embodies cosmology, psychology, political thought, anti-pagan polemic, Christian apologetic, theory of history, biblical interpretation, and apocalyptic themes. This book is, therefore, at once about asingle masterpiece and at the same time surveys Augustine's developing views through the whole range of his thought. The book is written in the form of a detailed running commentary on each part of the work. Furtherchapters elucidate the early fifth-century political, social, historical, and literary background, the work's sources, and its place in Augustine's writings.The book should prove of value to Augustine's wide readership among students of late antiquity, theologians, philosophers, medievalists, Renaissance scholars, and historians of art and iconography., The City of God is the most influential of Augustine's works which played a decisive role in the formation of the Christian West. It's scope embodies cosmology, psychology, political thought, anti-pagan polemic, Christian apologetic, theory of history, biblical interpretation and apocalyptic themes. This book is the first comprehensive modern guide to City of God in any language., Augustine's City of God, written in the aftermath of the Gothic sack of Rome in AD 410, is one of the key works in the formation of Western culture. This book provides a detailed running commentary on the text, with chapters on the political, social, literary, and religious background. Through a close reading of Augustine's masterpiece the author provides an accessible guide to the cosmology, political thought, theory of history, and biblicalinterpretation of the greatest Christian Latin writer of late antiquity.
LC Classification NumberBR65.A65O33 2004
