CITY OF GOD - St. Augustine (2 Vols. Hardback, Folio Society, 1st Edition 2012)

CITY OF GOD - St. Augustine (Folio Society, 2012)

1st Edition, 2 volume hardback set in slipcase. Limited edition. Out of print. This Folio Society two-volume edition of City of God by Saint Augustine is a masterfully produced collector’s set, presenting one of the most influential works in Christian theology and Western philosophy. Bound in decorative cloth with elegant gilt titling and housed in a sturdy slipcase

Bound in cloth, blocked design to boards 56 pages of colour plates. The illustrations have been selected from illuminated manuscripts of the work, notably from the late 15th-century copy in the Bibliothèque de Mâcon.

In the dying days of the Roman Empire, a bishop from Numidia (present-day Algeria) sat down to write a manifesto for Christianity. The result was City of God, a cornerstone of Christian philosophy and one of the most influential religious works ever written.

Just three years after the sack of Rome by the Goths, Augustine refuted the claim that Christianity was to blame for this act, and wrote an eloquent and influential defence of his faith. He saw history as an age-old struggle between good and evil, symbolised by the pagan, earthly city of human desires and the City of God. Where then should Christians live and how should they live together? The answer, for Augustine, was not a utopia or a theocracy. No society on earth can ever be perfect; the true home for Christians is heaven, the City of God. ‘There shall we rest and see, see and love, love and praise … For what other end do we propose to ourselves than to attain to the kingdom of which there is no end?’

Condition : Excellent. Unread / unmarked copies with a slightest hint of edge-wear to board edges due to slipcase. A few light marks to the slipcase, otherwise excellent throughout.

Heavy slipcased set -- will ship at 2 book rate.