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Jill Owens: IMG The Powells.com Interview with Margaret Atwood

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margaretatwoodIn her 2003 novel Oryx and Crake, Margaret Atwood describes a future after humanity had been almost entirely wiped out by a plague. Jimmy, aka Snowman, lives... Continue »
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    The Year of the Flood

    Margaret Atwood

City of God

by Augustine

City of God Cover

Synopses & Reviews

Publisher Comments:

One of the greatest theological works with a new introduction by Gill Evans.

Synopsis:

The work of St. Augustine of Hippo, in which he incorporated platonism into Christianity, is one of the milestones in the history of Western thought. "City of God" was inspired by Alaric's sacking of Rome in AD 410, an event which he regarded as retribution for the worship of false gods.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780140448948
Translator:
Bettenson, Henry
Publisher:
Penguin Books
Translator:
Bettenson, Henry
Author:
Saint Augustine of Hippo
Author:
Augustine, Of Hippo
Author:
Bettenson, Henry
Author:
Augustine of Hippo
Author:
O'Meara, John
Location:
London, England
Subject:
General
Subject:
Religious
Subject:
Apologetics
Subject:
Kingdom of god
Subject:
Christianity - Theology - Apologetics
Subject:
Christian Theology - Apologetics
Subject:
Ancient - Rome
Subject:
General Philosophy
Copyright:
2003
Edition Description:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Series:
Penguin classics
Series Volume:
no. 98/511
Publication Date:
January 2004
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Pages:
1184
Dimensions:
782x508x202 178
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