Book contents
- Pride, Politics, and Humility in Augustine’s City of God
- Pride, Politics, and Humility in Augustine’s City of God
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Note on the Text
- 1 Introduction
- 2 The City of God I–V
- 3 The City of God VI–VII
- 4 The City of God VIII–X
- 5 The City of God XI–XII
- 6 The City of God XIII–XIV
- 7 The City of God XV–XVIII
- 8 The City of God XIX–XXII
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
1 - Introduction
Augustine’s City of God on Humility and Pride
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 12 June 2022
Book contents
- Pride, Politics, and Humility in Augustine’s City of God
- Pride, Politics, and Humility in Augustine’s City of God
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Note on the Text
- 1 Introduction
- 2 The City of God I–V
- 3 The City of God VI–VII
- 4 The City of God VIII–X
- 5 The City of God XI–XII
- 6 The City of God XIII–XIV
- 7 The City of God XV–XVIII
- 8 The City of God XIX–XXII
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
Chapter 1 introduces readers to Augustine’s life, work, and thought on humility, pride, and politics. It surveys recent literature on this theme, especially works on early modern political thought, arguing that it leads readers back to The City of God, read and interpreted as a whole.
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- Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2022