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Episode 102: An Old Man's Book (Augustine's City of God, Part 2 of 2)

Literature and History

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The Two Main Divisions of Human Society

Augustine writes that there are only two main divisions in human society. Those who live by the flesh partook in all sorts of sins, generally sensory indulgences,. Augustine here is trying to bifurcate the whole world into Christians of his denomination and everyone else. The subject of Adam and Eve's sexuality steers Augustine toward one of his generation's favorite topics, sex.

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