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The City of God (De Civitate Dei)
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/The_City_of_God_(De_Civitate_Dei)
GPTKB entity
Statements (27)
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gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:book
gptkbp:author
gptkb:Augustine_of_Hippo
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin
gptkb:Roman_Empire
gptkbp:dedicatedTo
gptkb:Marcellinus_of_Carthage
gptkbp:genre
gptkb:theology
gptkb:Christian_philosophy
apologetics
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
The City of God (De Civitate Dei)
gptkbp:influenced
gptkb:Christianity
gptkb:philosophy
medieval philosophy
gptkbp:mainTheme
contrast between the City of God and the City of Man
gptkbp:notableQuote
Two cities have been formed by two loves: the earthly by the love of self, even to the contempt of God; the heavenly by the love of God, even to the contempt of self.
gptkbp:numberOfBooks
22
gptkbp:originalLanguage
gptkb:Latin
gptkbp:publicationYear
426
gptkbp:significance
major work of Christian philosophy
defense of Christianity against pagan critics
influential in shaping Western thought
gptkbp:structure
22 books divided into two main parts
gptkbp:subject
gptkb:Christianity
gptkb:Rome
gptkb:theology
philosophy of history
gptkbp:writtenInResponseTo
gptkb:Sack_of_Rome_(410)
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:City_of_God_vs._City_of_Man
gptkbp:bfsLayer
5