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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... Spirit outside of the chosen race ; and under the influence of the ascetic spirit which then prevailed in the Church , in justifiable opposition to the surrounding moral cor- ruption of heathenism , he even degrades secular history and ...
... Spirit outside of the chosen race ; and under the influence of the ascetic spirit which then prevailed in the Church , in justifiable opposition to the surrounding moral cor- ruption of heathenism , he even degrades secular history and ...
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... spirit may be proved , and that it may be manifested with what fortitude of pious trust , and with how unmercenary a ... spirits who , though they cannot be said to prefer earthly possessions to Christ , do yet cleave to them with a ...
... spirit may be proved , and that it may be manifested with what fortitude of pious trust , and with how unmercenary a ... spirits who , though they cannot be said to prefer earthly possessions to Christ , do yet cleave to them with a ...
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... spirit , and dic - conquered body , nor the other of his uncon- tated not by honorable feeling forestalling quered spirit . Neither was it love of life that shame , but by weakness shrinking from hard - prevented him from killing ...
... spirit , and dic - conquered body , nor the other of his uncon- tated not by honorable feeling forestalling quered spirit . Neither was it love of life that shame , but by weakness shrinking from hard - prevented him from killing ...
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... spirits ) , or whether , as Labeo thinks , a dis- tinction is made between the offerings pre- sented to the different ... spirit , this is worthy of a state own tribe , I cannot but exclaim : This is the them . Lectisternia , feasts in ...
... spirits ) , or whether , as Labeo thinks , a dis- tinction is made between the offerings pre- sented to the different ... spirit , this is worthy of a state own tribe , I cannot but exclaim : This is the them . Lectisternia , feasts in ...
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... spirit , he predicted also an event the civil wars of the Romans should seem no which was shortly to happen , and which in- wickedness , but an imitation of the gods ? deed did fall out , in a place from which he in For already the ...
... spirit , he predicted also an event the civil wars of the Romans should seem no which was shortly to happen , and which in- wickedness , but an imitation of the gods ? deed did fall out , in a place from which he in For already the ...
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