{"product_id":"city-of-god-isbn-9780140448948","title":"City of God","description":"\u003cb\u003e“Powerful people [are] still turning to [\u003ci\u003eCity of God\u003c\/i\u003e] for guidance and insight. . . . The two most prominent American Catholics [JD Vance and Pope Leo XIV] have each been profoundly influenced by [it]. . . . The vice president has credited it with significantly informing his values, calling Augustine’s analysis of elite Roman decadence ‘the best criticism of our modern age I’d ever read.’ . . . The pope has drawn on \u003ci\u003eCity of God \u003c\/i\u003erepeatedly, including in a recent Vatican document on the poor. . . . Such is the capaciousness and suppleness of \u003ci\u003eCity of God \u003c\/i\u003ethat it sustains opposing applications of the same concepts.” —\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSt Augustine, bishop of Hippo, was one of the central figures in the history of Christianity, and \u003ci\u003eCity of God\u003c\/i\u003e is one of his greatest theological works. Written as an eloquent defence of the faith at a time when the Roman Empire was on the brink of collapse, it examines the ancient pagan religions of Rome, the arguments of the Greek philosophers and the revelations of the Bible. Pointing the way forward to a citizenship that transcends the best political experiences of the world and offers citizenship that will last for eternity, \u003ci\u003eCity of God\u003c\/i\u003e is one of the most influential documents in the development of Christianity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.City of GodChronology\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003eFurther Reading\u003cbr\u003eTranslator's Note\u003cbr\u003eArrangements and Contents of the \u003ci\u003eCity of God\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAbbreviations Used in References\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eConcerning the City of God, Against the Pagans\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook I\u003cbr\u003eBook II\u003cbr\u003eBook III\u003cbr\u003eBook IV\u003cbr\u003eBook V\u003cbr\u003eBook VI\u003cbr\u003eBook VII\u003cbr\u003eBook VIII\u003cbr\u003eBook IX\u003cbr\u003eBook X\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook XI\u003cbr\u003eBook XII\u003cbr\u003eBook XIII\u003cbr\u003eBook XIV\u003cbr\u003eBook XV\u003cbr\u003eBook XVI\u003cbr\u003eBook XVII\u003cbr\u003eBook XVIII\u003cbr\u003eBook XIX\u003cbr\u003eBook XX\u003cbr\u003eBook XXI\u003cbr\u003eBook XXII\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eSt Augustine of Hippo\u003c\/b\u003e was the great Doctor of the Latin Church.  Born in North Africa in AD 354, he was brought up as a Christian and at 16 went to Carthage to finish his education.  Until 387, Augustine followed the Manichean religion and founded his own school of rhetoric in Rome.  After his baptism, he returned to Africa and lived in the community he formed there until his death in 430.  His written output there includes \u003ci\u003eConfessions\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eCity of God\u003c\/i\u003e, among over 113 books.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHenry Bettenson\u003c\/b\u003e (1908-1979) was educated at Bristol University and Oriel College, Oxford.  He taught Classics for 25 years at Charterhouse 'Documents of the Christian Church' and 'Early Christian Fathers'.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDr Gill Evans\u003c\/b\u003e teaches medieval intellectual history, medieval theology and ecumenical theology in the Faculty of History at Cambridge.  She has published widely in this area.","brand":"Penguin Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46305459372261,"sku":"NP9780140448948","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780140448948.jpg?v=1767723764","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/city-of-god-isbn-9780140448948","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}