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City of God by Saint Augustine — WisdomDeck honest review

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City of God

by Saint Augustine

After Rome's sack, Augustine's thousand-page answer: two cities, two loves, history under providence. Foundational political theology.

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Two cities, two loves.
Peace is the aim.
Earthly power is provisional.

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Augustine's two cities.

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