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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

God’s Eternal Knowledge and Will

God’s approval of His works reflects His eternal design. He does not learn in time or change His mind. His knowledge is eternal and simultaneous: He sees all things in a single, immutable act of knowing. The refrain “and God saw that it was good” teaches that the world was made for a good purpose—because it was good to make it.

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