{"product_id":"the-city-of-god-book-by-saint-augustine","title":"The City Of God Book by Saint Augustine","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" jsaction=\"\" jscontroller=\"TDBkbc\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" jsuid=\"bJMP3_9\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-hveid=\"CAIIAAgACAYQAA\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px 0px 16px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\"\u003e\n\u003cem class=\"eujQNb\" jsaction=\"\" jscontroller=\"yHWXO\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" jsuid=\"bJMP3_a\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\"\u003e\u003cspan data-subtree=\"aimfl,mfl\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\"\u003eThe City of God\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|[]--\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e is a foundational philosophical and theological treatise written by Saint Augustine. \u003cmark jsuid=\"bJMP3_b\" class=\"HxTRcb\" jsaction=\"click:\u0026amp;bJMP3_b|h5M12e;mouseenter:\u0026amp;bJMP3_b|sbHm2b;mouseleave:\u0026amp;bJMP3_b|Tx5Rb;rcuQ6b:\u0026amp;bJMP3_b|npT2md\" jscontroller=\"DfH0l\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-wiz-uids=\"bJMP3_c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwjj8__79eOUAxWl-aACHRIWIwkQuJAPegoIAggACAAIBhAB\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 500; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(0, 29, 53);\"\u003e\u003c!--qkimaf bJMP3_b\/HugV6--\u003e\u003c!--cqw1tb bJMP3_b\/HugV6--\u003eIt contrasts two invisible, spiritual realms: the \u003cstrong class=\"Yjhzub\" jsaction=\"\" jscontroller=\"zYmgkd\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" jsuid=\"bJMP3_d\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(0, 29, 53);\"\u003eCity of God\u003c!--TgQPHd|[]--\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e (those predestined for salvation who love God) and the \u003cstrong class=\"Yjhzub\" jsaction=\"\" jscontroller=\"zYmgkd\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" jsuid=\"bJMP3_e\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(0, 29, 53);\"\u003eCity of Man\u003c!--TgQPHd|[]--\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e (those consumed by self-love and earthly power)\u003c!--TgQPHd|[]--\u003e\u003c\/mark\u003e.\u003c!--TgQPHd|[]--\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"Fsg96\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" jsaction=\"rcuQ6b:\u0026amp;bJMP3_n|npT2md\" jscontroller=\"KHhJQ\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" jsuid=\"bJMP3_n\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\"\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|[]--\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-bfc=\"\" class=\"\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwjj8__79eOUAxWl-aACHRIWIwkQi4wTegoIAggACAAICBAA\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"otQkpb\" aria-level=\"3\" role=\"heading\" data-animation-nesting=\"\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" jsaction=\"\" jscontroller=\"a7qCn\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" jsuid=\"bJMP3_o\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; margin: 24px 0px 12px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(0, 29, 53);\"\u003eThe Core Premise\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|[]--\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-bfc=\"\" class=\"\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwjj8__79eOUAxWl-aACHRIWIwkQi4wTegoIAggACAAICRAA\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" jsaction=\"\" jscontroller=\"TDBkbc\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" jsuid=\"bJMP3_t\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-hveid=\"CAIIAAgACAkQAQ\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 12px 0px 16px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\"\u003eAugustine wrote the 22-book treatise in response to the Sack of Rome in \\(410\\) \\(CE\\). Pagans blamed the disaster on the abandonment of Rome's traditional gods for Christianity. Augustine fundamentally challenged this, arguing that Rome's fall was a consequence of its own internal moral decay.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|[]--\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"Fsg96\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" jsaction=\"rcuQ6b:\u0026amp;bJMP3_13|npT2md\" jscontroller=\"KHhJQ\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" jsuid=\"bJMP3_13\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\"\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|[]--\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-bfc=\"\" class=\"\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwjj8__79eOUAxWl-aACHRIWIwkQi4wTegoIAggACAAIDBAA\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"otQkpb\" aria-level=\"3\" role=\"heading\" data-animation-nesting=\"\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" jsaction=\"\" jscontroller=\"a7qCn\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" jsuid=\"bJMP3_14\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; margin: 24px 0px 12px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(0, 29, 53);\"\u003eStructure \u0026amp; Main Themes\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|[]--\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-bfc=\"\" class=\"\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwjj8__79eOUAxWl-aACHRIWIwkQi4wTegoIAggACAAIDRAA\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" jsaction=\"\" jscontroller=\"TDBkbc\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" jsuid=\"bJMP3_19\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-hveid=\"CAIIAAgACA0QAQ\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 12px 0px 16px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\"\u003eThe work is divided into two primary sections:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|[]--\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-bfc=\"\" class=\"\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwjj8__79eOUAxWl-aACHRIWIwkQi4wTegoIAggACAAIDhAA\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\"\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"KsbFXc U6u95\" jsaction=\"\" jscontroller=\"mPWODf\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" jsuid=\"bJMP3_1g\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 12px 0px 16px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"Z1qcYe\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" jsaction=\"\" jscontroller=\"oSLmPe\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" jsuid=\"bJMP3_1h\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-hveid=\"CAIIAAgACA4QAQ\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px 0px 12px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"T286Pc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" jsaction=\"\" jscontroller=\"fly6D\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" jsuid=\"bJMP3_1i\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\"\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"Yjhzub\" jsaction=\"\" jscontroller=\"zYmgkd\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" jsuid=\"bJMP3_1j\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\"\u003ePart 1: Apologetics (Books 1–10)\u003c!--TgQPHd|[]--\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"KsbFXc U6u95\" jsaction=\"\" jscontroller=\"mPWODf\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" jsuid=\"bJMP3_1k\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 12px 0px 16px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"Z1qcYe\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" jsaction=\"\" jscontroller=\"oSLmPe\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" jsuid=\"bJMP3_1l\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-hveid=\"CAIIAAgACA4QAg\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px 0px 12px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"T286Pc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" jsaction=\"\" jscontroller=\"fly6D\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" jsuid=\"bJMP3_1m\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\"\u003eRebuts pagan claims that Rome's traditional gods were the source of its worldly success.\u003c!--TgQPHd|[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|[]--\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"Z1qcYe\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" jsaction=\"\" jscontroller=\"oSLmPe\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" jsuid=\"bJMP3_1n\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-hveid=\"CAIIAAgACA4QAw\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px 0px 12px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"T286Pc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" jsaction=\"\" jscontroller=\"fly6D\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" jsuid=\"bJMP3_1o\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\"\u003eArgues that earthly, pagan empires are fundamentally driven by pride and the \"lust for domination.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|[]--\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c!--TgQPHd|[]--\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c!--TgQPHd|[]--\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"Z1qcYe\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" jsaction=\"\" jscontroller=\"oSLmPe\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" jsuid=\"bJMP3_1t\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-hveid=\"CAIIAAgACA4QBw\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px 0px 12px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"T286Pc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" jsaction=\"\" jscontroller=\"fly6D\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" jsuid=\"bJMP3_1u\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\"\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"Yjhzub\" jsaction=\"\" jscontroller=\"zYmgkd\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" jsuid=\"bJMP3_1v\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\"\u003ePart 2: Theology of History (Books 11–22)\u003c!--TgQPHd|[]--\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"KsbFXc U6u95\" jsaction=\"\" jscontroller=\"mPWODf\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" jsuid=\"bJMP3_1w\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 12px 0px 16px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"Z1qcYe\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" jsaction=\"\" jscontroller=\"oSLmPe\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" jsuid=\"bJMP3_1x\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-hveid=\"CAIIAAgACA4QCA\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px 0px 12px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"T286Pc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" jsaction=\"\" jscontroller=\"fly6D\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" jsuid=\"bJMP3_1y\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\"\u003eExplains the origins, progress, and ultimate destinies of the two cities, based on biblical history.\u003c!--TgQPHd|[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|[]--\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"Z1qcYe\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" jsaction=\"\" jscontroller=\"oSLmPe\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" jsuid=\"bJMP3_1z\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-hveid=\"CAIIAAgACA4QCQ\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px 0px 12px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"T286Pc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" jsaction=\"\" jscontroller=\"fly6D\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" jsuid=\"bJMP3_20\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\"\u003eReframes human history as a linear, God-directed narrative stretching from Creation to the Last Judgment.\u003c!--TgQPHd|[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|[]--\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c!--TgQPHd|[]--\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c!--TgQPHd|[]--\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c!--TgQPHd|[]--\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"Fsg96\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" jsaction=\"rcuQ6b:\u0026amp;bJMP3_2a|npT2md\" jscontroller=\"KHhJQ\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" jsuid=\"bJMP3_2a\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\"\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|[]--\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-bfc=\"\" class=\"\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwjj8__79eOUAxWl-aACHRIWIwkQi4wTegoIAggACAAIEBAA\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"otQkpb\" aria-level=\"3\" role=\"heading\" data-animation-nesting=\"\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" jsaction=\"\" jscontroller=\"a7qCn\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" jsuid=\"bJMP3_2b\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; margin: 24px 0px 12px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(0, 29, 53);\"\u003eThe \"Two Cities\"\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|[]--\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-bfc=\"\" class=\"\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwjj8__79eOUAxWl-aACHRIWIwkQi4wTegoIAggACAAIERAA\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" jsaction=\"\" jscontroller=\"TDBkbc\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" jsuid=\"bJMP3_2g\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-hveid=\"CAIIAAgACBEQAQ\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 12px 0px 16px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\"\u003eThese cities are not literal physical places, but symbolic representations of the ultimate loves and loyalties that govern human lives:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|[]--\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-bfc=\"\" class=\"\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwjj8__79eOUAxWl-aACHRIWIwkQi4wTegoIAggACAAIEhAA\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\"\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"KsbFXc U6u95\" jsaction=\"\" jscontroller=\"mPWODf\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" jsuid=\"bJMP3_2n\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 12px 0px 16px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"Z1qcYe\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" jsaction=\"\" jscontroller=\"oSLmPe\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" jsuid=\"bJMP3_2o\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-hveid=\"CAIIAAgACBIQAQ\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px 0px 12px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"T286Pc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" jsaction=\"\" jscontroller=\"fly6D\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" jsuid=\"bJMP3_2p\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\"\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"Yjhzub\" jsaction=\"\" jscontroller=\"zYmgkd\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" jsuid=\"bJMP3_2q\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\"\u003eThe City of God (\u003cem class=\"eujQNb\" jsaction=\"\" jscontroller=\"yHWXO\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" jsuid=\"bJMP3_2r\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\"\u003eCivitas Dei\u003c!--TgQPHd|[]--\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e):\u003c!--TgQPHd|[]--\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e Built on the love of God, humility, and contempt for selfish desires. Its citizens prioritize divine truth over worldly gain.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|[]--\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"Z1qcYe\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" jsaction=\"\" jscontroller=\"oSLmPe\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" jsuid=\"bJMP3_2w\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-hveid=\"CAIIAAgACBIQBQ\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px 0px 12px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"T286Pc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" jsaction=\"\" jscontroller=\"fly6D\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" jsuid=\"bJMP3_2x\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\"\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"Yjhzub\" jsaction=\"\" jscontroller=\"zYmgkd\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" jsuid=\"bJMP3_2y\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\"\u003eThe City of Man (\u003cem class=\"eujQNb\" jsaction=\"\" jscontroller=\"yHWXO\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" jsuid=\"bJMP3_2z\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\"\u003eCivitas Terrena\u003c!--TgQPHd|[]--\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e):\u003c!--TgQPHd|[]--\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e Built on the love of self, pride, and the desire for domination. It includes all human institutions that prioritize temporal power and secular success.\u003c!--TgQPHd|[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|[]--\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c!--TgQPHd|[]--\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"Fsg96\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" jsaction=\"rcuQ6b:\u0026amp;bJMP3_3a|npT2md\" jscontroller=\"KHhJQ\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" jsuid=\"bJMP3_3a\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\"\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|[]--\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-bfc=\"\" class=\"\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwjj8__79eOUAxWl-aACHRIWIwkQi4wTegoIAggACAAIExAA\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"otQkpb\" aria-level=\"3\" role=\"heading\" data-animation-nesting=\"\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" jsaction=\"\" jscontroller=\"a7qCn\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" jsuid=\"bJMP3_3b\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; margin: 24px 0px 12px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(0, 29, 53);\"\u003eHistorical Significance\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|[]--\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-bfc=\"\" class=\"\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwjj8__79eOUAxWl-aACHRIWIwkQi4wTegoIAggACAAIFBAA\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" jsaction=\"\" jscontroller=\"TDBkbc\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" jsuid=\"bJMP3_3g\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-hveid=\"CAIIAAgACBQQAQ\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 12px 0px 16px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\"\u003eAugustine emphasized that these two cities are inextricably intermingled on earth and cannot be perfectly separated until the Last Judgment. His work is considered a masterpiece of Western thought, profoundly shifting political theory away from the idea that any earthly empire (including the Church) can achieve a perfect utopia in this \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Read Room","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":59470320927006,"sku":null,"price":970.0,"currency_code":"BDT","in_stock":true},{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":59470320959774,"sku":null,"price":1100.0,"currency_code":"BDT","in_stock":true},{"title":"eBook","offer_id":59470320992542,"sku":null,"price":150.0,"currency_code":"BDT","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1076\/7515\/6766\/files\/rn-image_picker_lib_temp_85fc2096-d591-446d-9010-daba42287fac.jpg?v=1781633188","url":"https:\/\/www.readroombd.com\/products\/the-city-of-god-book-by-saint-augustine","provider":"Read Room","version":"1.0","type":"link"}