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Angelology and the Angelic Fall

The City of God, Volume I

When Rome burned, Augustine answered pagan accusations with a sweeping theology of two cities—divine and earthly—that reframed the meaning of history itself, locating the true City of God not in empire but in the fellowship of souls oriented toward eternal beatitude.

Augustine, of Hippo, Saint · 2014 · 192 min
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Wickedness is Contrary to Nature

Wickedness is not a positive nature but a privation of good, a flaw in the will that damages the nature. Since nature is good (being created by God), evil is a corruption of that good. God uses the evil wills of demons to benefit the good, demonstrating His sovereignty even over rebellion.

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