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Cover -- Augustine's City Of God: A Reader's Guide -- Copyright -- Preface -- Contents -- Abbreviated Titles: General -- Abbreviated Titles Of Augustine's And Other Writings -- 1: Cities Real And Desired -- 1.1 The Christianization Of The Roman Empire -- 1.2 Cities In The Mind -- 1.3 Augustine And Nectarius -- Further Reading -- Primary Sources -- Modern Studies -- 2: The Making Of The Book -- 2.1 Occasion And Time Of Composition -- 2.2 Publication -- 2.3 Readership -- 2.4 A Revised Text? -- Further Reading -- Primary Sources -- Modern Studies -- 3: The Apologetic Tradition -- Further Reading Primary Sources -- Modern Studies -- 4: The Theme Of The Two Cities -- 4.1 The Theme Of The Two Cities, And Related Themes, Before Augustine -- 4.2 The Theme Of The Two Cities In Augustine's Other Writings -- Further Reading -- Primary Sources -- Modern Studies -- 5: The Structure Of The City Of God, And A Summary Of Its Contents -- 5.1 The Structure Of The Work -- 5.2 A Summary Of The Work's Contents -- Books 1-10 Polemic Against Roman Polytheistic Religion, And Against Philosophically Influenced Interpretations Of Pagan Religious Beliefs -- Book 1 -- Book 2 -- Book 3 -- Book 4 -- Book 5 Book 6 -- Book 7 -- Book 8 -- Book 9 -- Book 10 -- Books 11-22. The Two Cities, Heavenly And Earthly: Their Origins, History, And Ends -- Book 11 -- Book 12 -- Book 13 -- Book 14 -- Book 15 -- Book 16 -- Book 17 -- Book 18 -- Book 19 -- Book 20 -- Book 21 -- Book 22 -- Further Reading -- Modern Studies -- 6: 'where Were The Gods?: 'books 1-5 -- Further Reading -- Primary Sources -- Modern Studies -- 7: Varro, Platonists, And Demons: Books 6-10 -- Further Reading -- Primary Sources -- Modern Studies -- 8: Creation, The Fall, And The Regime Of The Passions: Books 11-14 -- Further Reading Primary Sources -- Modern Studies -- 9: The History Of The Two Cities: Books 15-18 -- Further Reading -- Primary Sources -- Modern Studies -- 10: Final Destinations: Books 19-22 -- Further Reading -- Primary Sources