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Introduction xv
Thomas Merton
Augustine censures the pagans, who attributed 3 (37)
the calamities of the world, and especially
the sack of Rome by the Goths, to the
Christian religion and its prohibition of the
worship of the gods.
A review of the calamities suffered by the 40 (34)
Romans before the time of Christ, showing
that their gods had plunged them into
corruption and vice.
The external calamities of Rome. 74 (35)
That empire was given to Rome not by the 109(33)
gods, but by the One True God.
Of fate, freewill, and God's prescience, and 142(40)
of the source of the virtues of the ancient
Romans.
Of Varro's threefold division of theology, 182(24)
and of the inability of the gods to
contribute anything to the happiness of the
future life.
Of the ``select gods'' of the civil theology, 206(37)
and that eternal life is not obtained by
worshipping them.
Some account of the Socratic and Platonic 243(37)
philosophy, and a refutation of the doctrine
of Apuleius that the demons should be
worshipped as mediators between gods and men.
Of those who allege a distinction among 280(23)
demons, some being good and others evil.
Porphyry's doctrine of redemption. 303(42)
Augustine passes to the second part of the 345(35)
work, in which the origin, progress, and
destinies of the earthly and heavenly cities
are discussed.---Speculations regarding the
creation of the world.
Of the creation of angels and men, and of the 380(32)
origin of evil.
That death is penal, and had its origin in 412(29)
Adam's sin.
Of the punishment and results of man's first 441(37)
sin, and of the propagation of man without
lust.
The progress of the earthly and heavenly 478(43)
cities traced by the sacred history.
The history of the city of God from Noah to 521(47)
the time of the kings of Israel.
The history of the city of God from the times 568(41)
of the prophets to Christ.
A parallel history of the earthly and 609(60)
heavenly cities from the time of Abraham to
the end of the world.
A review of the philosophical opinions 669(41)
regarding the Supreme Good, and a comparison
of these opinions with the Christian belief
regarding happiness.
Of the last judgment, and the declarations 710(53)
regarding it in the Old and New Testaments.
Of the eternal punishment of the wicked in 763(47)
hell, and of the various objections urged
against it.
Of the eternal happiness of the saints, the 810(59)
resurrection of the body, and the miracles of
the early Church.
Index of Principal Subjects 869(24)
Commentary 893(12)
Reading Group Guide for The City of God 905

One of the great cornerstones in the history of Christian philosophy, The City of God provides an insightful interpretation of the development of modern Western society and the origin of most Western thought. Contrasting earthly and heavenly cities--representing the omnipresent struggle between good and evil--Augustine explores human history in its relation to all eternity. In Thomas Merton's words, "The City of God is the autobiography of the Church written by the most Catholic of her great saints." This Modern Library Paperback Classics edition is a complete and unabridged version of the Marcus Dods translation.