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Mentioned in 60 episodes

City of God

Book • 426

Augustine of Hippo

Written between 413-426 CE, 'The City of God' is a response to pagan claims that the sack of Rome by barbarians was a consequence of the abolition of pagan worship by Christian emperors.

Augustine argues that Christianity saved the city from complete destruction and that Rome’s fall was due to internal moral decay.

The book divides humanity into two metaphorical cities: the City of God, characterized by devotion to God, and the City of Man, characterized by self-love.

It also outlines Augustine’s theological interpretation of human history, from the Creation to the Second Coming of Christ, and critiques paganism and pagan philosophy while presenting the true history of the City of God.

Mentioned by

Peter Kwasniewski

Matthew Barrett

Russell Johnson

Mentioned in 60 episodes

Referenced by

Johnathan Bi

in connection to St. Augustine’s writing about worldly virtues being vices in disguise.

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Mentioned by

Peter Kwasniewski

as one of the books read in his political philosophy class in high school.

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Mentioned by a young man from Oklahoma who referenced it to differentiate between patriotism and nationalism.

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Mentioned by

James Hollis

as a book written to explain the collapse of the Roman Empire.

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Mentioned by

Justin Murphy

when talking about divergent paths between those oriented towards truth and those who are not.

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Mentioned by the lecturer as an example to understand Eastern Orthodoxy.

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Mentioned by

Rudyard Lynch

as a good example of the collapse of the public Roman society, and then the rise of the church as the countervening measure.

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Mentioned by

Caitlin Schess

in relation to a discussion about theological interpretations of medieval art.

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Mentioned by

Alex Petkus

for his critique of Cato's suicide.

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Mentioned by

Josh Howerton

, referring to St. Augustine's descriptions of miracles, including raising the dead.

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Mentioned by Jordan Peterson when discussing his interpretation of City of God.

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Mentioned by the lecturer as a book written by Augustine, where he talks about Rome and Jerusalem.

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Mentioned by

Carl Trueman

as an influence on his thinking about earthly utopias.

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Mentioned by

Candace Owens

as a work of Augustine that presents two symbolic cities: the city of God and the city of man.

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Mentioned by

Russell Johnson

as an important book that diffuses the lie of Gnosticism.

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Mentioned by

Joseph Capizzi

, noting its exploration of the division between those who love God and those who love themselves.

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Mentioned by the lecturer as the book by Augustine that started the Dark Ages due to its presentation of the world.

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Mentioned by

Joshua Lewis

to exemplify how someone's views may evolve over time.

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Mentioned by

Matthew Barrett

, a passage from the book claims that all men desire to be happy.

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Mentioned as Augustine wrote it in response to the Visigoths sacking Rome and pagans blaming Christianity.

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