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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... Kingdom of God to the narrow limits of the Jewish theoc- racy and the visible Catholic Church . He could , indeed , not deny the truths in Greek phi- losophy ; but he derived them from the Jewish Scriptures , and adopted the impossible ...
... Kingdom of God to the narrow limits of the Jewish theoc- racy and the visible Catholic Church . He could , indeed , not deny the truths in Greek phi- losophy ; but he derived them from the Jewish Scriptures , and adopted the impossible ...
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... kingdom on earth , -a city which hath foundations , whose builder and maker is God . He teaches men to take ... kingdoms of this world and their glory , and has been silently increasing , " crescit occulto velut arbor ævo . ' He ...
... kingdom on earth , -a city which hath foundations , whose builder and maker is God . He teaches men to take ... kingdoms of this world and their glory , and has been silently increasing , " crescit occulto velut arbor ævo . ' He ...
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... Kingdom of God under the Jewish and Christian dispensation both in its militant and trium- phant state , and contrasts it with the perishing kingdoms of this world . His work treats of both , but he calls it , a meliore , The City of ...
... Kingdom of God under the Jewish and Christian dispensation both in its militant and trium- phant state , and contrasts it with the perishing kingdoms of this world . His work treats of both , but he calls it , a meliore , The City of ...
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... kingdom stood , " forsook or slew him with his own hand ; it is a crime which many shamelessly deny , many through shame doubt , many in grief disguise . And each fane , each sacred shrine ? " 1 Livy , 83 , one of the lost books ; and ...
... kingdom stood , " forsook or slew him with his own hand ; it is a crime which many shamelessly deny , many through shame doubt , many in grief disguise . And each fane , each sacred shrine ? " 1 Livy , 83 , one of the lost books ; and ...
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... kingdom be distracted in order to be great ? In this little world of man's body , is it noting them with the onset of battle , she might better to have a moderate stature , and health with it , than to attain the huge dimensions of a ...
... kingdom be distracted in order to be great ? In this little world of man's body , is it noting them with the onset of battle , she might better to have a moderate stature , and health with it , than to attain the huge dimensions of a ...
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