{"product_id":"augustine-the-city-of-god-books-xv-and-xvi-paperback","title":"Augustine: The City of God Books XV and XVI - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSaint Augustine of Hippo\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eWalsh\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003ePeter Walsh\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe volume continues P. G. Walsh's admired translation with commentary of Augustine's \u003ci\u003eThe City of God\u003c\/i\u003e Books I-XIV which have been published in eight earlier volumes between 2003 and 2016, and this ninth volume in the collection looks at books XV and XVI. After completing the first ten books of \u003ci\u003eDe Civitate Dei\u003c\/i\u003e, in which Augustine sought to refute the claim that pagan deities had ensured that Rome enjoyed unbroken success and prosperity in this life and guaranteed its citizens a blessed life after death, Augustine devoted the remaining twelve books to discuss the origins, development and destiny of the two cities of Babylon and Jerusalem, with the predominant emphasis on the city of God. This is the only edition of these books in English which provides not only a text but also a detailed commentary on one of the most influential documents in the history of western Christianity. Latin text with facing-page English translation, introduction and commentary.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e+P.G. Walsh was Senior Research Fellow and Emeritus Professor of Humanity at the University of Glasgow, and a Latin scholar of international renown. His publications include \u003ci\u003eLivy: His Historical Aims and Methods\u003c\/i\u003e (1961) and \u003ci\u003eThe Roman Novel\u003c\/i\u003e (1970); editions of Augustine, \u003ci\u003eDe bono coniugali\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDe sancta uirginitate\u003c\/i\u003e (Oxford); and translations of Paulinus of Nola (\u003ci\u003eLetters, Poems\u003c\/i\u003e) and of Cassiodorus, \u003ci\u003eExplanation of the Psalms\u003c\/i\u003e (Ancient Christian Writers). He edited the first sixteen books of Augustine's \u003ci\u003eDe Civitate Dei\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as Books XXXVI-XL of Livy's \u003ci\u003eHistory\u003c\/i\u003e for the Aris \u0026amp; Phillips Classical Texts series. Livy is a main source of Augustine in these books of \u003ci\u003eThe City of God\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 284\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.9 x 5.8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 01, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53797660131635,"sku":"9781786940186","price":114.91,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/WRGxdxdSf9781786940186.webp?v=1785919938","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/augustine-the-city-of-god-books-xv-and-xvi-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}