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The City of God is Not an Empire

St. Augustine, anti-imperialist

Karina Ochoa Berkley
Aug 23, 2021
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St. Augustine was no stranger to criticism. In his own day, he dealt with numerous controversies brought about by his affinity with Platonic philosophy, and that’s just for starters.

Augustine became even more controversial posthumously: You don’t get to be arguably the most influential theologian in the history of the world’s most influential religion w…

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Karina Ochoa Berkley
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