The Meaning of Augustinte's "De Civitate Dei" for Our Day

Authors

Carl S. Meyer, Concordia Seminary, St. Louis

Publication Date

1-1-1944

Document Type

Article

Keywords

st. augustine, rome, church, roman empire, alaric, bishop of hippo, visigoths, westfall, civitate dei

Submission Type

Bible Study; Lecture; Sermon Prep

Abstract

An examination of Augustine's De Civitate Dei and its meaning for our day, therefore, needs no apology. During the Middle Ages, indeed, the treatise by St. Augustine had far greater meaning than it has now, for the world of today has been secularized by forces which the fourth and fifth as well as the twelfth and thirteenth centuries did not know. But even for us many of the principles supported by Augustine must enter into our Weltanachauung if we are to appraise the forces and movements around us aright. The twentieth century cannot shrug its shoulders and say, ''Why be concerned with a Bishop of Hippo who lived fifteen hundred years ago?" His ideas have lived in history and have made history.

Disciplines

Religious Thought, Theology and Philosophy of Religion

Submission Cost

Free

Submission Audience

Laity; Ministers; Scholars

Recommended Citation

Meyer, Carl S. (1944) "The Meaning of Augustinte's "De Civitate Dei" for Our Day," Concordia Theological Monthly: Vol. 15, Article 2.
Available at: https://scholar.csl.edu/ctm/vol15/iss1/2