The Political Writings of St. Augustine

by Augustine, Saint, Bishop of Hippo; Paolucci, Henry; Bigongiari, Dino

• ISBN13: 9780895267047
• ISBN10: 0895267047
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1996-12-01
• Publisher: INGRAM

Summary

Presents an organized, comprehensive view of the saint's controversial ideas on sin, grace, and predestination.

Table of Contents

Introduction
Bibliographical Note
Origins of Coercive Government
Fallen Nature and the Two Cities	p. 1
The City of Man from Cain to Romulus	p. 15
True Justice: Not of This World	p. 28
The Rise and Fall of Nations
An End to All Earthly Kingdoms	p. 44
Brief History of the Misfortunes of Pagan Rome	p. 57
God's Governance and Roman Political Virtue	p. 88
Securing the Peace of Babylon
Empty Dreams and Reality	p. 118
Natural Law and Civil Right	p. 153
The "Just" War	p. 162
Persecution of Heretics
Early View: The Work of Bad Men	p. 184
Later View: Compel Them to Come In	p. 190
Treatise on the Correction of the Donatists	p. 207
Ecclesiastical Intercession in Civil Affairs
Mercy for Heretics: Letters to Donatus and Marcellinus	p. 241
The Right of Priestly Intercession: An Exchange of Letters with Macedonius, Vicar of Africa	p. 252
Advice and Reproof for a Military Commander: Letters to Count Boniface	p. 276
Captivity in Babylon
Power to Crucify and Power to Release	p. 292
Subject unto the Higher Powers	p. 305
By the Waters of Babylon	p. 317
Dino Bigongiari: "The Political Ideas of St. Augustine"	p. 343
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