Augustine’s Pagan and Christian Audience

Augustine’s Pagan and Christian Audience

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S1 E4: Before delving into the text of The City of God, Professor Mathewes sets the stage with some context about the many audiences that Augustine was writing for, as well as the arguments against Christians that he was confronting. See how Augustine co-opted Roman notions of "city" and "glory" and applied them to his divine purpose.