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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Página 106
... virtue ; and that it is not true virtue which is the slave of human praise . Though , nevertheless , they who are not citizens of the eternal city , which is called the city of God in the sacred Scriptures , are more useful to the ...
... virtue ; and that it is not true virtue which is the slave of human praise . Though , nevertheless , they who are not citizens of the eternal city , which is called the city of God in the sacred Scriptures , are more useful to the ...
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... virtue on their ac- count , or them for the sake of virtue , or both for their own sake ; and consequently there arise from this distinction twelve sects , for each is by this con- sideration tripled . I will illustrate this in one in ...
... virtue on their ac- count , or them for the sake of virtue , or both for their own sake ; and consequently there arise from this distinction twelve sects , for each is by this con- sideration tripled . I will illustrate this in one in ...
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... virtue and these other spiritual and bodily good things without which virtue is impossible . It is called happier if it enjoys some or many other good things which are not essential to virtue ; and hap- piest of all , if it lacks not ...
... virtue and these other spiritual and bodily good things without which virtue is impossible . It is called happier if it enjoys some or many other good things which are not essential to virtue ; and hap- piest of all , if it lacks not ...
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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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