The City of GodOne of the great cornerstones in the history of Christian philosophy, The City of God provides an insightful interpretation of the development of modern Western society and the origin of most Western thought. Contrasting earthly and heavenly cities--representing the omnipresent struggle between good and evil--Augustine explores human history in its relation to all eternity. In Thomas Merton's words, "The City of God is the autobiography of the Church written by the most Catholic of her great saints." This Modern Library Paperback Classics edition is a complete and unabridged version of the Marcus Dods translation. |
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Page 364
... present , nor back upon what is past ; but in a manner quite different and far and profoundly remote from our way of thinking . For He does not pass from this to that by transition of thought , but beholds all things with absolute ...
... present , nor back upon what is past ; but in a manner quite different and far and profoundly remote from our way of thinking . For He does not pass from this to that by transition of thought , but beholds all things with absolute ...
Page 402
... present handling presents no obstacle to our meanwhile deferring the discussion of it , whether we may be able to determine anything about it , or may only be made more cautious by its further treatment , so as to be deterred from ...
... present handling presents no obstacle to our meanwhile deferring the discussion of it , whether we may be able to determine anything about it , or may only be made more cautious by its further treatment , so as to be deterred from ...
Page 420
... present , and cannot find it , because the present occupies no space , but is only the transition of time from the future to the past . Must we then conclude that there is thus no death of the body at all ? For if there is , where is it ...
... present , and cannot find it , because the present occupies no space , but is only the transition of time from the future to the past . Must we then conclude that there is thus no death of the body at all ? For if there is , where is it ...
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