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Can I read The City of God (Modern Library Classics) on EtoBox?
The City of God (Modern Library Classics) by St. Augustine; Marcus Dods; Thomas Merton is a philosophy book available to read on EtoBox.
What is The City of God (Modern Library Classics) about?
One of the great cornerstones in the history of Christian philosophy, The City of God provides an insightful interpretation of the development of modern Western society and the origin of most Western thought. Contrasting earthly and heavenly cities--representing the omnipresent struggle between good and evil--Augustine explores human history in its relation to all eternity. In Thomas Merton's words, "The City of God is the autobiography of the Church written by the most Catholic of her great saints." This Modern Library Paperback Classics edition is a complete and unabridged version of the Marcus Dods translation. From the Trade Paperback edition
Who reads The City of God (Modern Library Classics)?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- St. Augustine; Marcus Dods; Thomas Merton
- Publisher
- Random House Publishing Group
- Published
- 2012
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780307764768
- Category
- philosophy
- Subjects
- Christian, Fiction, Religion
- Rating
- 4.7 / 5 (930 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
Other editions & translations
- The City of God (Modern Library Classics) (2010)
- La Cité de Dieu I - Livres I à X (2015)
- The City of God (Modern Library Classics) (2000)
- The city of God against the pagans (1957)
- The City of God [The Modern Library] (1993)
- The City of God (Modern Library Classics) (1999)
- La Cité de Dieu T3. Livres XVIII à XXII (1994)
- La Cité de Dieu III - Livres XVIII à XXII (2015)
- On the two cities: selections from The city of God (1957)
- La Cité de Dieu . Livres XVIII à XXII (3) (Points sagesses) (1994)
- The City of God (Modern Library Classics) (2023)