Project Gutenberg 2014-04-08 Public domain in the USA. 2892 Augustine, Saint, Bishop of Hippo 354 430 Augustine, Saint Dods, Marcus 1834 1909 Dodds, Marcus The City of God, Volume II Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_City_of_God Produced by Douglas L. Alley, III, Charlene Taylor, Joe C and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries) "The City of God, Volume II" by Bishop of Hippo Saint Augustine is a theological work written in the early 5th century. The book addresses the foundation of Christian doctrine, contrasting the City of God with the earthly city based on sin and moral decay. It delves into humanity's fall, original sin, and the implications of these ideas on the understanding of human society, worship, and moral behavior. The opening of the text establishes a framework for Augustine's argument, initiating with discussions on the sin of the first man and its repercussions on human nature and relationships. He emphasizes the catastrophic consequences of disobedience to God, asserting that original sin corrupted humanity's nature and led to a division between those who live according to the flesh and those who aspire to live according to the Spirit. Various points are made about the nature of sin, the workings of human will, and the theological significance of suffering and pleasure, setting the stage for a profound examination of moral philosophies and divine grace throughout the volume. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/45305/45305-h/images/titlepage.jpg Reading ease score: 65.7 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Apologetics -- Early works to 1800 Kingdom of God -- Early works to 1800 BR Text Category: Classics of Literature Category: Philosophy & Ethics Category: Religion/Spirituality 2121182 2025-08-18T10:41:26.560613 text/html 1964883 2024-10-24T04:54:01 text/html 635862 2025-08-18T10:41:56.653894 application/epub+zip 657823 2025-08-18T10:41:32.697568 application/epub+zip 657823 2025-08-18T10:41:29.359549 application/epub+zip 1171772 2025-08-18T10:42:11.769823 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1057703 2025-08-18T10:41:53.152490 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1058173 2022-09-20T16:51:02.295085 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1435095 2025-08-18T10:41:21.803607 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1415094 2024-10-24T04:54:01 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17750 2025-08-18T10:42:11.964807 application/rdf+xml 6249 2025-08-18T10:41:30.113513 image/jpeg 1408 2025-08-18T10:41:29.808529 image/jpeg 601514 2025-08-18T10:41:26.713554 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia