Creation, Time, and the Nature of Death

The theological account of creation ex nihilo, the simultaneous beginning of time with the world, the nature of the soul's mortality and immortality, and death as a penal consequence of Adam's transgression transmitted to all humanity.

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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.

Creation, Time, and the Nature of Death 192 min