Augustine's monumental response to the sack of Rome in 410 — a sweeping philosophy of history that distinguishes the earthly city, built on self-love, from the City of God, built on the love of God. Spanning 22 books, it is the foundational work of Christian political philosophy and one of the greatest works of late antiquity.
22 chapters · Public domain
1
Book I — The Sack of Rome and the Providence of God
~88 min · 43 pages
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Book II — The Gods of Rome and the Corruption of Public Life
~86 min · 43 pages
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Book III — Rome's Calamities and the Failure of the Pagan Gods
~81 min · 40 pages
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Book IV — On Empire, Virtue, and the True Source of Power
~84 min · 41 pages
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Book V — Fate, Free Will, and the Christian Emperors
~103 min · 49 pages
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Book VI — The Theology of Varro and the Uselessness of Civil Religion
~57 min · 28 pages
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Book VII — The Select Gods and Natural Theology
~93 min · 48 pages
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Book VIII — Philosophy, Demons, and the Knowledge of God
~90 min · 44 pages
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Book IX — The Demons as Mediators and the True Mediator
~53 min · 26 pages
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Book X — True Worship, Sacrifice, and the Mediation of Christ
~104 min · 50 pages
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Book XI — The City of God, Creation, and the Nature of Good
~87 min · 45 pages
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Book XII — The Creation of Angels, Time, and the Origin of Evil
~78 min · 35 pages
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Book XIII — The Fall, Death, and the Body
~75 min · 36 pages
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Book XIV — The Two Cities, the Flesh, and Original Sin
~91 min · 45 pages
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Book XV — The Two Cities from Cain and Abel to the Flood
~105 min · 53 pages
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Book XVI — From Noah to Abraham and the Promise
~119 min · 58 pages
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Book XVII — The Prophets and the City of God
~103 min · 51 pages
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Book XVIII — The Two Cities in Parallel through History
~147 min · 69 pages
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Book XIX — The Supreme Good, True Peace, and the Two Cities
~101 min · 49 pages
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Book XX — The Last Judgement and the Promises of God
~135 min · 67 pages
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Book XXI — Eternal Punishment and the Justice of God
~114 min · 56 pages
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Book XXII — The Eternal Blessedness of the City of God
~147 min · 71 pages
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