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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... present , wholly everywhere ; not confined to any place . He can be present unperceived , and be absent without moving ; when He exposes us to adversities , it is either to prove our perfections or correct our imperfections ; and in ...
... present , wholly everywhere ; not confined to any place . He can be present unperceived , and be absent without moving ; when He exposes us to adversities , it is either to prove our perfections or correct our imperfections ; and in ...
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... present I meant to speak , not of the evils men voluntarily practise , but of those they suffer in spite of them- selves . So that the case of Scipio , who succumbed to his enemies , and died in exile from the country he had rescued ...
... present I meant to speak , not of the evils men voluntarily practise , but of those they suffer in spite of them- selves . So that the case of Scipio , who succumbed to his enemies , and died in exile from the country he had rescued ...
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... present indeed the righteous suffer in some measure , and at present the unrighteous sometimes tyrannize over the righteous . In what ways ? Some- times the unrighteous arrive at worldly honours : when they have arrived at them , and ...
... present indeed the righteous suffer in some measure , and at present the unrighteous sometimes tyrannize over the righteous . In what ways ? Some- times the unrighteous arrive at worldly honours : when they have arrived at them , and ...
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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 |
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