Author:
Keys, Mary M., 1966- author.
ImprintCambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY, USA : Cambridge University Press, 2022.
Descriptionxi, 253 pages ; 24 cm
Note:Introduction: Augustine's City of God on Humility and pride -- The City of God I-V: Political pride against natural right -- The City of God VI-VII: Nature, convention, and Rome's civil religion -- The City of God VIII-X: Natural theology, philosophic pride, and divine humility -- The City of God XI-XII: Creation and the metaphysics of pride and humility -- The City of God XIII-XIV: Being-toward-life, being-toward-death -- The City of God XV-XVIII: Pride and humility in history -- The City of God XIX-XXII: Humility, pride, peace, and participation.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-250) and index.
Note:"Augustine's masterwork The City of God is the first major text in the history of Western thought to give humility and pride pivotal roles in its analysis. Written for Augustine's own tumultuous age, the book transcends its time as an enduring classic engaging our human condition in ways that prompt readers to return to it in every era and amid a great variety of political societies and cultures. The City of God has exerted a profound influence on medieval, renaissance, modern, and contemporary thought, especially concerning politics, religion, and philosophy."-- Provided by publisher.
