1. What is the ‘City of God’? What does it have to do with cities like Rome or Athens?
2. Augustine says, (14:12) that the original sin pitted a person’s will against their desires, and then a bit later that one is striving for a ‘state of peace’. What does this mean about what is necessary to be a good person?
3. What is Augustine’s view of the role of governments and rulers? What is their function? How does this contrast to Plato and Aristotle?
4. What does the religious belief articulated by Augustine have to do with social differences (based on gender, wealth, ownership of slaves). if any?
5. How does Augustine convince you of the truth of his statements? What role in this is given to history? to other writers-thinkers? to other texts?
Application: If you have a friend who drinks, takes drugs and plays around sexually, how would Augustine guide you if you wanted to help him or her stop that behavior?
Application: If you have a friend who drinks, takes drugs and plays around sexually, how would Augustine guide you if you wanted to help him or her stop that behavior?
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