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The City of God

On the City of God Against the Pagans (Latin: De civitate Dei contra paganos), often called The City of God, is a book of Christian philosophy written in Latin by Augustine of Hippo in the early 5th century AD. The book was in response to allegations that Christianity brought about the decline of Rome and is considered one of Augustine's most important works, standing alongside The Confessions, The Enchiridion, On Christian Doctrine, and On the Trinity.[1] As a work of one of the most influential Church Fathers, The City of God is a cornerstone of Western thought, expounding on many questions of theology, such as the suffering of the righteous, the existence of evil, the conflict between free will and divine omniscience, and the doctrine of original sin.[2][3]

For other uses, see City of God (disambiguation).

Author

Augustine of Hippo

De civitate Dei contra paganos

Latin

Christian philosophy, Christian theology, Neoplatonism

theology

Completed work published AD 426

Western Roman Empire

Manuscript

239.3

BR65 .A64

De civitate Dei contra paganos at Latin Wikisource

The City of God at Wikisource

sack of Rome by the Gauls

Genesis

The City of God. Translation by William Babcock, notes by Boniface Ramsey. Hyde Park, NY: New City Press, 2012.

The City of God against the Pagans. Translation by R. W. Dyson. New York: Cambridge University Press, 1998.  0-521-46475-7

ISBN

The City of God. Translation by . Harmondsworth, England: Penguin Books, 1972.

Henry Bettenson

The City of God: Volumes XVI–XVIII Translation by with William M. Green. Loeb Classical Library 415, 1965.

Eva Matthews Sanford

City of God. Translation by William M. Green. Cambridge University Press, 1963

The City of God. Translation by Gerald G. Walsh, S. J., et al. Introduction by . New York: Doubleday, Image Books, 1958.

Étienne Gilson

The City of God. Translation by . Introduction by Thomas Merton. New York: The Modern Library, a division of Random House, Inc., 1950. First published: 1871.

Marcus Dods

The City of God. Translation by . Introduction by Ernest Barker. New York: E. P. Dutton & Co., 1945.

John Healey

Of the Citie of God. Translation by . Notes by Juan Luis Vives. London: George Eld, 1610.

John Healey

(2012). Augustine's City of God: A Critical Guide. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-1-139-57644-4.

Wetzel, James

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 Latin Wikisource has original text related to this article: De civitate Dei

(in Latin) – The Latin Library.

De civitate dei

– Dods translation, New Advent. Excerpts only.

The City of God

public domain audiobook at LibriVox (Dods translation)

The City of God

– Marcus Dods translation, CCEL

The City of God

Lewis E 197 Expositio in civitatem dei S. Augustini (Commentary on St. Augustine's City of God) at OPenn

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