Concordia Theological Monthly
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
