The City of God (World Philosophers and Their Works)
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- Author: Aurelius Augustinus
- First Published: 1610
- Genres: Nonfiction, Philosophy, Religion and spirituality
- Subjects: Philosophy or philosophers, Religion, God, Spiritual life or spirituality, Christianity, Jesus Christ, Greek or Roman times, Saints or sainthood, Theology
Context
The whole of Christian thought may be seen as variations on the essential positions of two men—Saint Augustine and Saint Thomas Aquinas. This contention is closely related to another—that the history of philosophy is wisely seen as variations on the work of Plato and Aristotle. It is inevitable that when religious thinkers express the content of their faith, they will use the most appropriate words, concepts, and even systems available in their culture. Consequently, Augustine was a Platonist, Thomas was an Aristotelian. Any attempt to gloss over this fundamental...
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