The Political Writings of St. Augustine
by Augustine, Saint, Bishop of Hippo; Paolucci, Henry; Bigongiari, DinoFormat: Paperback
Pub. Date: 1996-12-01
Publisher(s): INGRAM
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Summary
Presents an organized, comprehensive view of the saint's controversial ideas on sin, grace, and predestination.
Table of Contents
| Introduction | |
| Bibliographical Note | |
| Origins of Coercive Government | |
| Fallen Nature and the Two Cities | p. 1 |
| The City of Man from Cain to Romulus | p. 15 |
| True Justice: Not of This World | p. 28 |
| The Rise and Fall of Nations | |
| An End to All Earthly Kingdoms | p. 44 |
| Brief History of the Misfortunes of Pagan Rome | p. 57 |
| God's Governance and Roman Political Virtue | p. 88 |
| Securing the Peace of Babylon | |
| Empty Dreams and Reality | p. 118 |
| Natural Law and Civil Right | p. 153 |
| The "Just" War | p. 162 |
| Persecution of Heretics | |
| Early View: The Work of Bad Men | p. 184 |
| Later View: Compel Them to Come In | p. 190 |
| Treatise on the Correction of the Donatists | p. 207 |
| Ecclesiastical Intercession in Civil Affairs | |
| Mercy for Heretics: Letters to Donatus and Marcellinus | p. 241 |
| The Right of Priestly Intercession: An Exchange of Letters with Macedonius, Vicar of Africa | p. 252 |
| Advice and Reproof for a Military Commander: Letters to Count Boniface | p. 276 |
| Captivity in Babylon | |
| Power to Crucify and Power to Release | p. 292 |
| Subject unto the Higher Powers | p. 305 |
| By the Waters of Babylon | p. 317 |
| Dino Bigongiari: "The Political Ideas of St. Augustine" | p. 343 |
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