City of God, St. Augustine of Hippo
City of God, St. Augustine of Hippo
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City of God

Author: St. Augustine of Hippo

Narrator: Mark Meadows

Abridged: 46 hr 23 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 07/09/2020

Synopsis

Written after the capture of Rome in 410 by Alaric, King of the Visigoths, St Augustine's City of God was intended as a response to pagan critics who blamed Christianity for this brutal defeat. Augustine attacks ancient pagan beliefs and relates the corruption and immorality that led to Rome's downfall, which began before Christ, before reaching his main argument: that the City of Man is perishing and only the Heavenly City of God will endure. Members of the City of Man, misled by vanities and futile laws, will suffer the same fate as the Romans, while those of the City of God, who act in harmony with God's will, will reach salvation and paradise. Monumental in its scope, City of God is a theological and philosophical treasure trove that offers fascinating insights into the perennial problems of Christian philosophy, such as free will and the problem of evil, as well as the long-standing conflict between church and state.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Bud on November 18, 2008

ok, this is my one brag book. anybody who gets through this (unabridged only), gets to go to heaven, no questions asked.......more

Goodreads review by Roy on November 10, 2017

Once on the beach at Utica, I saw with my own eyes—and there were others to bear me witness—a human molar tooth so big that it could have been cut up, I think, into a hundred pieces each as big as one of our modern teeth. I’m trying to think of books that might be equal to this one in importance......more

Goodreads review by Brian on January 24, 2021

FIRST READING: OMG, I FINISHED! SECOND READING: Worth absorbing every seven years. He addresses a lot of issues we don't struggle with, but perhaps some of that is BECAUSE of the foundational grace God expressed through patriarchs like Augustine. I certainly found applicable insights even if the pres......more

Goodreads review by Fonch on December 03, 2020

dedicated with affection to Galiciius and Manny. Ladies and gentlemen this review is written after a long time, though not as much as my most recent review"Most Picante Murder" [URL not allowed] by Karina Lumbert Fabian [URL not allowed] . I finished read......more

Goodreads review by James on July 08, 2014

This is one of my favorite works. Yeah, I know you're skeptical, but here me out. I've begun my quest to read the basic works of western man beginning with Gilgamesh and in sequence reading through to the present. It's a lifelong ambition. I've read most of the ancient works of some repute, includin......more

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