
Episode 101: Against the Pagans (Augustine's City of God, Part 1 of 2)
Literature and History
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Augustine's Opening Argument for the Ssack of Troy
Augustine's opening argument is surprisingly poor and uninformed considering the overall quality of his work. He cites half-a-dozen citations from pagan historians themselves wobbly with facts, and from the wonderful but completely fictitious Aniad of Virgil. Augustine moves into more well-worn theological territory, the problem of evil. AlaricThe Visigoth spared Christian centers of worship in late August of 410 because they were Christians.
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