The City of God Against the Pagans Book Report

The City of God a Book of Christian Philosophy Written in Latin Religious Studies and Theology Saint Augustine (Bishop of Hippo) wroteThe City of God Against the Pagans after Visigoths had sacked Rome in A.D. 410. It is worth noting that he rebukes the pagan belief that Rome was taken over because most people had abandoned their traditional Roman religion and embraced the Catholic religion. He affirms that the City of God is far much better than the City of Man that is full of sins. He believed that human beings should be looking forward to the kingdom of God rather than focus on earthly politics. In fact, Augustines reference to Lucretias suicide serves the entire argument he makes in diverse ways. The reference to Lucretias argument serves the whole argument by highlighting the difference between Christian and earthly morality.