St. Augustin's City of God and Christian Doctrine

The “City of God” is the masterpiece of the greatest genius among the Latin Fathers, and the
best known and most read of his works, except the “Confessions.” It embodies the results of thirteen
years of intellectual labor and study (from A.D. 413–426). It is a vindication of Christianity against
the attacks of the heathen in view of the sacking of the city of Rome by the barbarians, at a time
when the old Græco-Roman civilization was approaching its downfall, and a new Christian
civilization was beginning to rise on its ruins. It is the first attempt at a philosophy of history, under
the aspect of two rival cities or communities,—the eternal city of God and the perishing city of the
world.
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