The Sacred City and the City of God

Rome, unlike Augustine's city is, earthly and mortal. Christians, like the Jews in Babylon, are united not in a material city but in their imagining of the city of God.

Bibliographic Details
Author:James Dougherty
Published: S.n., s.l., 1979
Pages:81-90
Periodical:Augustinian Studies
Number:10
Format:Article
Topic:- Works > Studies on Vocabulary/Themes > Topics - Latin vocabulary > P > Peregrini
- Works > De civitate Dei
- Doctrine > From man to God > Jesus Christ. Redemption. Sacraments. Church. Grace. Mariology. > [Cité de Dieu. Ecclésiologie] > [Cité de Dieu]
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Summary:Rome, unlike Augustine's city is, earthly and mortal. Christians, like the Jews in Babylon, are united not in a material city but in their imagining of the city of God.