1st ed.1958 St. Augustine: The City of God, an Abridged Version

Sant Augustine: The City of God, an Abridged Version from the Translation by Gerald G. Walsh, S.J.; Demetrius B. Zema, S.J.; Grace Monahan, O.S.U.; and Daniel J. Honan
City of God by St. Augustine Vintage Softcover Book 1958
First edition
Gently pre-owned, in good condition
551 Pages
.73 ounces
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No book except the Bible itself had a greater influence on the Middle Ages than City of God. Since medieval Europe was the cradle of today’s Western civilization, this work by consequence is vital for understanding our world and how it came into being. Saint Augustine is often regardarded as the most influential Christian thinker after Saint Paul, and City of God is his materpiece, a cast synthesis of religious and secular knowledge. It began as a reply to the charge that Christian otherworldiness was causing the decline of the Roman Empire. I can ship via media for 5 usd added, just ask.