The City of God, Volume II continues Augustine's major Christian treatise. It contrasts the earthly city with the City of God, exploring history, providence, and faith. It is worth hearing for its lasting influence on Western theology and political thought.
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Opening of the book
TO SUBSCRIBERS.
MESSRS. CLARK have much pleasure in publishing the first issue of
Translations of the Writings of Sǵ. AǼƄǼǪǵƗƿŧ:
THE 'CITY OF GOD,'
Iƿ T΅Lj VLjƯǼƽŧǪ.
They believe this will prove not the least valuable of their various
Series, and no pains will be spared to make it so. The Editor has secured a most competent staff of Translators, and every care is being taken to secure not only accuracy but elegance.
The Works of Sǵ. AǼƄǼǪǵƗƿŧ to be included in the Series are (in addition to the 'CƗǵΏ Ljż GLjŠ'):—
All the TǡŧĵǵƗǪŧǪ in the PŧƯĵƄƗĵƿ, and the four
leading TǡŧĵǵƗǪŧǪ in the DLjƿĵǵƗǪǵ CLjƿǵǡLj΄ŧǡǪΏ.
The TǡŧĵǵƗǪŧǪ against FĵǼǪǵǼǪ the Manichæan; on
CƒǡƗǪǵƗĵƿ DLjŕǵǡƗƿŧ; the TǡƗƿƗǵΏ; the HĵǡƽLjƿΏ Ljż
ǵƒŧ E΄ĵƿƄŧƯƗǪǵǪ; the SŧǡƽLjƿ Ljƿ ǵƒŧ MLjǼƿǵ.
Also, the LŧŕǵǼǡŧǪ on the GLjǪǙŧƯ Ljż Sǵ. JLjƒƿ, the
CLjƿżŧǪǪƗLjƿǪ, a SŧƯŧŕǵƗLjƿ from the LŧǵǵŧǡǪ, the
RŧǵǡĵŕǵĵǵƗLjƿǪ, the SLjƯƗƯLjǟǼƗŧǪ, and SŧƯŧŕǵƗLjƿǪ
from the PǡĵŕǵƗŕĵƯ TǡŧĵǵƗǪŧǪ.
All these works are of first-rate importance, and only a small proportion of them have yet appeared in an English dress. The
SŧǡƽLjƿǪ and the CLjƽƽŧƿǵĵǡƗŧǪ Ljƿ ǵƒŧ PǪĵƯƽǪ having been already given by the Oxford Translators, it is not intended, at least in the first instance, to publish them.
The Series will include a LƗżŧ Ljż Sǵ. AǼƄǼǪǵƗƿŧ, by RLjœŧǡǵ RĵƗƿΏ,
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