The main agenda of people self-development, self- satisfaction and self-gain at the exclusion of others. Augustine distinguished between the eternal City of God and the temporal City of Mantwo rival cities shaped by opposing loves and working toward different ends. the attainment of eternal peace. He warned His disciples in Matthew 20:2528 that the City of God was not to be run by the methods used in the cities of men. In the book, he explores the idea of everyone desires peace in their life, peace in the Earthly City and Heavenly City, and the differences between the two. If we arent careful, our earthly organizations will become like Jerusalema city of men, rather than part of the City of God. citizens of the world The book ends abruptly, but its object is accomplished. Roman emperor, we now The City of God, 2 vols. (The Works of Saint Augustine: A - Verbum critics Third, the two cities have two distinct final destinies (Books XIX-XXII). (354-430) : The City of God: excerpts on the Two Cities. Both desires PEACE. It may be tempting to believe that because the many institutions of life, such as civil governments, businesses, or families, deal with very temporal concerns, they are only part of the City of Man. Self- consideration comes second after consideration of the interests of others. Saint Augustine Of Hippo. CITY They have grown into places teeming with life, color, music and excitement--and also with danger, for the law is absent and violent gangs rule the streets. Ill mention just one: Stephan and Abigail Thernstrom hefty volume, America in Black and White: One Nation, Indivisible. St. Augustine: The Two Cities The City of God, XIV, 1 The Bible also states that local brotherhoods must have leaders. Concepts about City of God and City of Man, justice, History of Political Thoughts; The Greeks by RPC, Lyceum of the Philippines University- Cavite, Summary of Social Contract Theory by Hobbes, Locke and Rousseau, Santa Barbara National Comprehensive High School, The Byzantine Empire, Eastern Roman Empire, The Political Ideas of St. Thomas Aquinas, Citizenship, religion, authority and identity, Homo americanus vs Homo sovieticus: & EGALITARIANISM, 7trumpets part1-120607172126-phpapp01 (1). [2]. Cains city filled the earth with violence (Gen. 6:11). Gods city is ruled by justice, and cheers the spirits of the righteous made perfect (Heb. And they look to inherit the city of God. The City of God is marked by people who forgo earthly pleasure to dedicate themselves to the eternal truths of God, now revealed fully in the Christian faith. His work formed the foundation for much of what would become Western Christendom. Those of the earthly city look for happiness only within the goods of this world.