Pilgrims Progress In Society Augustines Political Thought In The City Of God
@article{HoonWoo2015PilgrimsPI, title={Pilgrims Progress In Society Augustines Political Thought In The City Of God}, author={B. Hoon Woo}, journal={Political Theology}, year={2015}, volume={16}, pages={421 - 441} }
Abstract This essay attempts to study Augustines political thought in The City of God De Civitate Dei. It will demonstrate that the notion of pilgrimage is essential for understanding the political thought that Augustine develops in The City of God. To support the thesis, I will explore what role the theme of pilgrimage plays in Augustines formulation of anthropology, ecclesiology, and political thought in The City of God. Augustines ideas of pilgrimage stem from his pilgrim eschatology, which…
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