Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers: First Series, Volume II St. Augustine: City of God, Christian DoctrinePhilip Schaff "The Council of Nicaea in 325 AD marked the beginning of a new era in Christianity. For the first time, doctrines were organized into a single creed. The Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers did most of their writing during and after this important event in Church history. Unlike the previous era of Christian writing, the Nicene and Post-Nicene era is dominated by a few very important and prolific writers. In Volume II of the 14-volume collected writings of the Nicenes and Post-Nicenes (first published between 1886 and 1889), readers will discover one of Augustines masterworks: City of God. In this groundbreaking work, Augustine proposes a philosophy that sees history as having a purpose and direction. Coming at a time when Roman civilization was failing, this work argued that Romans could find comfort in Christianity because all of history was merely a struggle between the City of God (believers) and the City of Man (nonbelievers). Should Romans put their faith in the City of God, even their declining civilization should cause them no grief. Even though it was written at a very particular time in history, City of God appeals to all Christians seeking inspiration to continue their religious practice." |
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... honor of any of their enemy's gods , they had shown this particular form of leniency , that in any temple slaughter or captivity was pro- hibited ? CHAP . 7 . THAT THE CRUELTIES WHICH OC- CURRED IN THE SACK OF ROME WERE IN ACCORDANCE ...
... honor of any of their enemy's gods , they had shown this particular form of leniency , that in any temple slaughter or captivity was pro- hibited ? CHAP . 7 . THAT THE CRUELTIES WHICH OC- CURRED IN THE SACK OF ROME WERE IN ACCORDANCE ...
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... honor ? poor man after winning such victories ; nor Cato , then , cannot have deemed it to be broken by adversity , for he returned intrepid- shameful to live under Cæsar's rule ; for had ly to the most miserable end . But if the he ...
... honor ? poor man after winning such victories ; nor Cato , then , cannot have deemed it to be broken by adversity , for he returned intrepid- shameful to live under Cæsar's rule ; for had ly to the most miserable end . But if the he ...
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... honors to Scipio even the throne . And to obtain such ad- than to such gods as these . The gods were vances nothing ... honor to stay a physi- perity ; and it was this which that very pru- cal pestilence ; their pontiff prohibited the ...
... honors to Scipio even the throne . And to obtain such ad- than to such gods as these . The gods were vances nothing ... honor to stay a physi- perity ; and it was this which that very pru- cal pestilence ; their pontiff prohibited the ...
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... honor of Christ . The destroyers of Rome followed the example of its founders . But it was not greatly to their credit that the latter , for the sake of increasing the number of their citizens , did that which the former have done ...
... honor of Christ . The destroyers of Rome followed the example of its founders . But it was not greatly to their credit that the latter , for the sake of increasing the number of their citizens , did that which the former have done ...
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... honors adjudged I took pleasure in the shameful games which to her ; as the Greeks and Romans and other were celebrated in honor of gods and god - nations have decreed divine honors to men desses , of the virgin Cœlestis , and Berecyn ...
... honors adjudged I took pleasure in the shameful games which to her ; as the Greeks and Romans and other were celebrated in honor of gods and god - nations have decreed divine honors to men desses , of the virgin Cœlestis , and Berecyn ...
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