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City of God
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One of the foundational books for me in my life is St Augustine's city of God.
Dana Gioia · How I Write · Feb 2025 Listen at 2:34:38 The best things said about it
That theme is one that augustine talks about in the city of god he talks about two loves and he talks about the love of god.
I thought i could go and read the confessions and the trinitate and the city of god and and try and work out what augustine has to say about identity.
This is what Augustine wrote the city of God about because a lot of people were actually back then it's a similar thing that happens today in some circles. A lot of people were accusing the Christians of being the the reason the Roman Empire fell which of course is not true. There were many other reasons but Augustine was.
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City of God by Augustine of Hippo is a foundational theological and philosophical text written to defend Christianity against pagan accusations following the fall of Rome. The book was frequently referenced by guests on prominent intellectual podcasts. On Timcast IRL, J. Chase Davis cited Augustine's work to explain how early Christians navigated unfair scapegoating during the decline of the Roman Empire, drawing parallels to modern societal critiques. Dana Gioia described the book on How I Write as one of the most foundational texts of his life, explaining how Augustine's conceptual division between the city of God and the city of man directly inspired his own approach to organizing literary events. Furthermore, Christopher Kaczor discussed the text on The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast in the context of core Christian themes, specifically focusing on Augustine's exploration of competing human loves when God is not placed at the center. James Orr also mentioned the book on the same podcast while detailing student research inquiries into historical conceptions of personal identity. Across these episodes, speakers turned to Augustine's masterpiece to grapple with enduring questions of faith, society, historical crisis, and what it means to love the divine versus the earthly.
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Christopher Kaczor that theme is one that augustine talks about in the city of god he talks about two loves and he talks about… 1
“that theme is one that augustine talks about in the city of god he talks about two loves and he talks about the love of god”
Dana Gioia one of the foundational books for me in my life is St Augustine's city of God 1
“one of the foundational books for me in my life is St Augustine's city of God”
J. Chase Davis This is what Augustine wrote the city of God about because a lot of people were actually back then it's a s… 1
“This is what Augustine wrote the city of God about because a lot of people were actually back then it's a similar thing that happens today in some circles. A lot of people were accusing the Christians of being the the reason the Roman Empire fell which of course is not true. There were many other reasons but Augustine was”
James Orr i thought i could go and read the confessions and the trinitate and the city of god and and try and work ou… 1
“i thought i could go and read the confessions and the trinitate and the city of god and and try and work out what augustine has to say about identity”
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“ever see city of God yes bro it makes boys in the hood look like sesame streets D that movie is crazy”
“well I saw the City of God though yeah”