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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... praise and desire of glory , then , was that which accomplished those many wonder- ful things , laudable , doubtless ... praise and thirst for glory did . Wherefore , by the love of liberty in the first place , afterwards also by that of ...
... praise and desire of glory , then , was that which accomplished those many wonder- ful things , laudable , doubtless ... praise and thirst for glory did . Wherefore , by the love of liberty in the first place , afterwards also by that of ...
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... praise . Hence also it is that that poet , preferring to the arts of other nations those arts which peculiarly belong to the Romans , namely , the arts of ruling and command- ing , and of subjugating and vanquishing nations , says ...
... praise . Hence also it is that that poet , preferring to the arts of other nations those arts which peculiarly belong to the Romans , namely , the arts of ruling and command- ing , and of subjugating and vanquishing nations , says ...
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... praise— that is , greater glory - he has no means of demon- strating to the perceptions of those who suspect him ... praise , he does not set little value on their love ; neither does he elude their praise , lest he should forfeit 104 ST ...
... praise— that is , greater glory - he has no means of demon- strating to the perceptions of those who suspect him ... praise , he does not set little value on their love ; neither does he elude their praise , lest he should forfeit 104 ST ...
Contenido
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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