The Cambridge companion to Augustine's City of God / edited by Fr. David Vincent Meconi, S.J..

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Meconi, S.J., Fr. David Vincent, editor.

Series:

Cambridge Companions to Religion.

Cambridge Companions to Religion

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Augustine, of Hippo, Saint, 354-430. De civitate Dei.

Augustine.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xix, 347 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2021.

Summary:

Augustine of Hippo's The City of God is generally considered to be one of the key works of Late Antiquity. Written in response to allegations that Christianity had brought about the decline of Rome, Augustine here explores themes in history, political science, and Christian theology, and argues for the truth of Christianity over competing religions and philosophies. This Companion volume includes specially-commissioned essays by an international team of scholars that provide new insights into The City of God. Offering commentary on each of this massive work's 22 books chapters, they sequentially and systematically explore The City of God as a whole. Collectively, these essays demonstrate the development and coherence of Augustine's argument. The volume will be an invaluable resource for students and scholars of ancient and contemporary theology, philosophy, cultural studies, and political theory.

Contents:

1. Introduction / David Vincent Meconi

2. Book 1: The crumbling and consecration of Rome / David Vincent Meconi

3. Book 2: Augustine on religion without morality / Oliver O'Donovan

4. Book 3: Rome's woes before Christ: History and rhetoric in "The city of God" / Christian Tornau

5. Books 4 & 5: Roman religion and just power / Dean Hammer

6. Books 6 & 7: nature, convention, civil religion, and politics / Mary M. Keys

7. Books 8-10: Augustine and Platonism / Mark Edwards

8. Books 11 & 12: Angels and demons: The eternal framing of the two cities / James Wetzel

9. Books 13 & 14: The incomprehensibility of the fall and its consequences for humanity / Mathijs Lamberigts

10. Books 15 & 16: Genesis, Paul, and salvation history for the citizens of God's city / Jonathan P. Yates

11. Books 17 & 18: Prophecy as proof in Augustine's "City of God" / Michael Sweeney

12. Book 19: The ends of the two cities: Augustine's appeal for peace / Andrew Hofer

13. Book 20: The last day: Judgment, purification, and transformation / Isabel Moreira

14. Books 21 & 22: The end of the body: Heaven and hell in "The city of God" / David G. Hunter

15. Epilogue: The architectonic plan of :The city of God" / John C. Cavadini.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 23 Aug 2021).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781108527521

1108527523

9781108526388

1108526381

9781108505307

1108505309