{"id":109339,"date":"2024-08-15T22:52:55","date_gmt":"2024-08-16T03:52:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mindseyemag.com\/magazine\/?p=109339"},"modified":"2024-08-15T22:53:48","modified_gmt":"2024-08-16T03:53:48","slug":"concerning-the-city-of-god-against-the-pagans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mindseyemag.com\/magazine\/concerning-the-city-of-god-against-the-pagans\/","title":{"rendered":"The City Of God"},"content":{"rendered":"
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On the City of God Against the Pagans<\/b><\/i>\u00a0(Latin<\/a>:\u00a0De civitate Dei contra paganos<\/i>), often called\u00a0The City of God<\/b><\/i>, is a book of\u00a0Christian philosophy<\/a>\u00a0written in\u00a0Latin<\/a>\u00a0by\u00a0Augustine of Hippo<\/a>\u00a0in the early 5th century\u00a0AD<\/a>. The book was in response to allegations that Christianity brought about the\u00a0decline of Rome<\/a>\u00a0and is considered one of Augustine’s most important works, standing alongside\u00a0The Confessions<\/a><\/i>,\u00a0The Enchiridion<\/a><\/i>,\u00a0On Christian Doctrine<\/a><\/i>, and\u00a0On the Trinity<\/a><\/i>.[<\/span>1]<\/span><\/a><\/sup>\u00a0As a work of one of the most influential\u00a0Church Fathers<\/a>,\u00a0The City of God<\/i>\u00a0is a cornerstone of\u00a0Western thought<\/a>, expounding on many questions of theology, such as the suffering of the righteous, the\u00a0existence of evil<\/a>, the conflict between\u00a0free will<\/a>\u00a0and divine omniscience, and the doctrine of\u00a0original sin<\/a>.[<\/span>2]<\/span><\/a><\/sup>[<\/span>3]<\/span><\/a><\/sup><\/div>\n
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