Catholic Reading Plan

The City of God

Saint Augustine

Augustine considers the purposes of earthly society and the city of God against the upheaval of Rome. A long work of theology, history and moral reflection.

Theology & Doctrine

Original date: 413–426 (written)

Reading level: Demanding

Reading guides

Source notes & edition details

Bishop Robert Barron
Named in the published reading list; editions may differ.

Brandon Vogt
Work title matched to the published list. The listed edition may differ.

Fr. John Hardon
Explicit selection in indexed archive excerpt; edition may differ.

Peter Kreeft
Named in the published transcript of Kreeft’s lecture.

Taylor Marshall
Named in the New Saint Thomas Institute’s September 2014 reading plan. Edition choices may differ.

Bibliographic references

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Original catalog editions

New City Press (2013), 640 pages
The City of God