Astral Codex Ten

The City of God

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The City of God

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The City of God is a recurring book in the Astral Codex Ten archive, appearing 2 times across 2 issues between May 06, 2021 and August 11, 2023. The archive places it in contexts such as “I haven’t even read Augustine’s The City of God”; “Saint Augustine wrote the most famous work of Christian political philosophy, the City of God”. It most often appears alongside Africa, Augustine, Catholic Church.

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  • Category: Books
  • Mention count: 2
  • Issue count: 2
  • First seen: May 06, 2021
  • Last seen: August 11, 2023

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Recovered passages from the original issue text. When the raw archive preserved outbound links inside the source passage, they are listed directly under the quote.

Your Book Review: Through The Eye Of A Needle
May 06, 2021 · Original source
...Catholic theology and ancient heresies then it may have been more interesting. I don’t know much more than Sunday school level theology – I haven’t even read Augustine’s The City of God. Brown uses these primary sources to narrate the entry of the rich into the Christian churches of the western Roman empire. Christ said, “it is easier for a camel to go...
...book. If I was knowledgeable on Catholic theology and ancient heresies then it may have been more interesting. I don’t know much more than Sunday school level theology – I haven’t even read Augustine’s The City of God. Brown uses these primary sources to narrate the entry of the rich into the Christian churches of the western Roman empire. Christ said, “it is easier for a camel to go...
Your Book Review: The Weirdest People in the World
August 11, 2023 · Original source
...rrect me. In any case, it seems relevant, because shortly after the fall of Rome in 410 AD, Saint Augustine wrote the most famous work of Christian political philosophy, the City of God , and this is one of the first places where the ban on cousin marriage is discussed: “For affection is now given its proper place, so that men, for whom it is beneficial...
...Western thought, but I'm happy for an expert on Confucius or Ibn Khaldun to correct me. In any case, it seems relevant, because shortly after the fall of Rome in 410 AD, Saint Augustine wrote the most famous work of Christian political philosophy, the City of God , and this is one of the first places where the ban on cousin marriage is discussed: “For affection is now given its proper place, so that men, for whom it is beneficial...