The City of God, written in the aftermath of the Gothic sack of Rome in AD 410, is the most influential of Augustine's works, having played a decisive role in the formation of the Christian West. Gerard O'Daly's book is the most comprehensive modern guide to it in any language.
The City of God, written in the aftermath of the Gothic sack of Rome in AD 410, is the most influential of Augustine's works, having played a decisive role in the formation of the Christian West. Gerard O'Daly's book is the most comprehensive modern guide to it in any language.
Gerard O'Daly read Classics at University College Dublin and has a doctorate in Plotinus from Berne University, Switzerland. Now retired, Gerard O'Daly has taught at the Universities of Lancaster, Würzburg, and Nottingham. He is a former Professor of Latin at University College London and former Dean of its Faculty of Arts and Humanities. His research focuses on philosophy and literature in the Roman Empire between AD 200 and 500.
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Abbreviated Titles: General Abbreviated Titles of Augustine's and Other Writings 1: Cities Real and Desired 2: The Making of the Book 3: The Apologetic Tradition 4: The Theme of the Two Cities 5: The Structure of the City of God, and a Summary of its Contents 6: `Where Were the Gods?': Books 1-5 7: Varro, Platonists, and Demons: Books 6-10 8: Creation, the Fall, and the Regime of the Passions: Books 11-14 9: The History of the Two Cities: Books 15-18 10: Final Destinations: Books 19-22 11: Influences and Sources 12: The Place of the City of God in Augustine's Writings Appendix A: The Title De Civitate Dei Appendix B: Manuscripts, Editions, and Reception Appendix C: 'Breviculus', 'Capitula', and 'Canon' Appendix D: The Chronology in City 18. 54 Bibliography Index of Selected Passages Cited General Index
Abbreviated Titles: General Abbreviated Titles of Augustine's and Other Writings 1: Cities Real and Desired 2: The Making of the Book 3: The Apologetic Tradition 4: The Theme of the Two Cities 5: The Structure of the City of God, and a Summary of its Contents 6: `Where Were the Gods?': Books 1-5 7: Varro, Platonists, and Demons: Books 6-10 8: Creation, the Fall, and the Regime of the Passions: Books 11-14 9: The History of the Two Cities: Books 15-18 10: Final Destinations: Books 19-22 11: Influences and Sources 12: The Place of the City of God in Augustine's Writings Appendix A: The Title De Civitate Dei Appendix B: Manuscripts, Editions, and Reception Appendix C: 'Breviculus', 'Capitula', and 'Canon' Appendix D: The Chronology in City 18. 54 Bibliography Index of Selected Passages Cited General Index
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