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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... be found in Nourris- son's Philosophie de S. Augustin , ii . 92-100 . [ Comp , the first vol . of this Nicene Library , p . 9.-P. S. ] Plato , with all Cicero's accuracy and acuteness , and TRANSLATOR'S PREFACE . xiii.
... be found in Nourris- son's Philosophie de S. Augustin , ii . 92-100 . [ Comp , the first vol . of this Nicene Library , p . 9.-P. S. ] Plato , with all Cicero's accuracy and acuteness , and TRANSLATOR'S PREFACE . xiii.
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... Cicero's accuracy and acuteness , and more than Cicero's profundity . He is never more at home than when exposing the incompetency of Neoplatonism , or demonstrating the harmony of Christian doctrine and true philosophy . And though ...
... Cicero's accuracy and acuteness , and more than Cicero's profundity . He is never more at home than when exposing the incompetency of Neoplatonism , or demonstrating the harmony of Christian doctrine and true philosophy . And though ...
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... Cicero's Tusc . Disp . i . 43 , the answer of Theodorus , the Cyrenian philosopher , to Lysima- chus , who threatened him with the cross : " Threaten that to your courtiers ; it is of no consequence to Theodorus whether he rot in the ...
... Cicero's Tusc . Disp . i . 43 , the answer of Theodorus , the Cyrenian philosopher , to Lysima- chus , who threatened him with the cross : " Threaten that to your courtiers ; it is of no consequence to Theodorus whether he rot in the ...
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... will hunt for the precious soul . " 5 Her intent was to puff up this high- 4 See Cicero , De Nat . Deor , ii . 24 . 5 Prov . vi . 26 . souled man by an apparently divine testimony structions were wont. THE CITY OF GOD . 25.
... will hunt for the precious soul . " 5 Her intent was to puff up this high- 4 See Cicero , De Nat . Deor , ii . 24 . 5 Prov . vi . 26 . souled man by an apparently divine testimony structions were wont. THE CITY OF GOD . 25.
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... Cicero in his work De locutors , says , " The lewdness of comedy Republica , in which Scipio , one of the inter ... Cicero's , Scipio says , " Whom has it not aspersed ? Nay , whom has it not worried ? Whom has it spared ? Allow that it ...
... Cicero in his work De locutors , says , " The lewdness of comedy Republica , in which Scipio , one of the inter ... Cicero's , Scipio says , " Whom has it not aspersed ? Nay , whom has it not worried ? Whom has it spared ? Allow that it ...
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