![]() The former, in a word, glories in itself, the latter in the Lord. ![]() Pride is now the root of all sin, and the main differentiator between the two cities:Īccordingly, two cities have been formed by two loves: the earthly by the love of self, even to the contempt of God the heavenly by the love of God, even to the contempt of self. It is clear that the Christian reversal of morality, with the sermon on the mount as an inflection point, has turned the Athenian value system on its head. Implicitly, a dialogue is also formed with Aristotle who coined pride as the "crown of all virtues". Plato's goal of imitating the highest good is similar to the Christian command of imitating Christ. While despising pagan philosophers in general, he praises Plato as the best pagan philosopher for his correspondence with Christianity. Tracing back biblical events, he provides a history of these two cities from genesis to their eventual end when the city of God triumphs over the city of Man.Īugustine is one of the important figures in combining Christian theology with ancient philosophy. Everyone is a citizen of exclusively one city but it is impossible to know which one until judgement day. The second part of the book outlines two cities: the city of God or the city of Man. The first part is a defense of Christianity and critique of the Pagan values, Gods, and philosophy. ![]() Augustine wrote the City of God in response to the fall of Rome and the doubt of and blame upon Christianity that ensued. ![]()
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