Books that Matter: The City of God
Season 1
Ep 4. Augustine's Pagan and Christian Audience
- TV-PG
- October 21, 2016
- 32 min
Before delving into the text of The City of God, Professor Mathewes sets the stage with some context about the many audiences that Augustine was writing for, as well as the arguments against Christians that he was confronting. See how Augustine co-opted Roman notions of "city" and "glory" and applied them to his divine purpose.