The Political Writings of St. AugustineRegnery Gateway, 1962 - 358 páginas This collection, taken from the works of St. Augustine, has been arranged so as to give the reader an organized, comprehensive view of the great African saint's political ideas. These, no less than his ideas on sin, grace and predestination, have long been an object of study and controversy. |
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... commanded our congratulations for so rare a leisure , had he been wise enough to spend it on wholesome pursuits , and , subduing a pernicious curiosity , had sought out the true God with true piety . But as it was , the gods were not ...
... commanded our congratulations for so rare a leisure , had he been wise enough to spend it on wholesome pursuits , and , subduing a pernicious curiosity , had sought out the true God with true piety . But as it was , the gods were not ...
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... commanded that the Romans should throw into that gulf the best thing which they possessed , and they could only understand thereby that , since they excelled in men and arms , the gods had commanded that an armed man should be cast ...
... commanded that the Romans should throw into that gulf the best thing which they possessed , and they could only understand thereby that , since they excelled in men and arms , the gods had commanded that an armed man should be cast ...
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... commanded them , even their enemies by whom it was being shed , they have vied with one another in faith of love and love of faith . If Marcus Pul- villus , when engaged in dedicating a temple to Jupiter , Juno , and Minerva , received ...
... commanded them , even their enemies by whom it was being shed , they have vied with one another in faith of love and love of faith . If Marcus Pul- villus , when engaged in dedicating a temple to Jupiter , Juno , and Minerva , received ...
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THE RISE AND FALL OF NATIONS | 44 |
Pagan Rome | 57 |
SECURING THE PEACE OF BABYLON | 118 |
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The Political Writings of St. Augustine Bishop of Hippo Saint Augustine,Dino Bigongiari Vista previa limitada - 1996 |
Términos y frases comunes
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