Collection

Political Theology

Theological reflection on the nature of political authority, civic order, and the relationship between church and state, originating in Augustine's distinction between the two cities and their divergent loyalties.

1 Book 3.2 hr read

Summaries

The City of God, Volume I

Augustine, of Hippo, Saint

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.

The Two Cities 192 min