The City of God Against the Pagans

Saint Augustine, who spent 14 years composing this Christian and literary classic, wrote City of God as a defense of Christianity in the wake of the fall of the Roman Empire. City of God functions as a history of early Christianity, a critique of Roman polytheism, and a philosophy of history. Its central theme is the duality of good and evil. Augustine proposes a universal religious society, or the perfectly ordered and harmonious communion of those who find their joy in God, and in one another in God. Copyright (C) Muze Inc. 2005. For personal use only. All rights reserved.