Book contents
- Pride, Politics, and Humility in Augustine’s City of God
- Pride, Politics, and Humility in Augustine’s City of God
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Note on the Text
- 1 Introduction
- 2 The City of God I–V
- 3 The City of God VI–VII
- 4 The City of God VIII–X
- 5 The City of God XI–XII
- 6 The City of God XIII–XIV
- 7 The City of God XV–XVIII
- 8 The City of God XIX–XXII
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
7 - The City of God XV–XVIII
Pride and Humility in History
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 12 June 2022
Book contents
- Pride, Politics, and Humility in Augustine’s City of God
- Pride, Politics, and Humility in Augustine’s City of God
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Note on the Text
- 1 Introduction
- 2 The City of God I–V
- 3 The City of God VI–VII
- 4 The City of God VIII–X
- 5 The City of God XI–XII
- 6 The City of God XIII–XIV
- 7 The City of God XV–XVIII
- 8 The City of God XIX–XXII
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
Chapter 7 follows Augustine’s argument through books XV–XVIII of The City of God, showcasing humility and pride in action throughout human history, sacred and secular. Augustine presents a long series of exemplars of virtue and vice, including humility and pride, and so invites readers to reflect on these qualities’ roles and ramifications in personal, familial, social, and civic histories.
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- Pride, Politics, and Humility in Augustine’s City of God , pp. 170 - 200Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2022