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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

Timing of Angelic Creation

Augustine allows for the view that angels were created before the material world, interpreting “In the beginning” as referring to the creation of the spiritual realm through the Son. The Trinity is hinted at: the Father creates, the Son is the Wisdom through whom He creates, the Spirit broods over the formless deep.

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