We now come to the final book in The City of God’s second section that has, in my opinion, been the most challenging aspect of...

We now come to a significant question in engaging politics and, indeed, a key question for Christian thought in general: what is the...

Augustine’s argument in Book VII of The City of God is even more foreign to us than that of Book VI. In it, Augustine argues against a...

"Civic theology" is how faith is talked about in politics. How do we think about America's Christian heritage? What is good about Christia

We are going to begin to nuance and clarify our comments last week on what it means for America to be an earthly city by asking,...

“Without justice, what are kingdoms but great robber bands? What are robber bands but small kingdoms? The band is itself made up of men,...

Book III of Augustine’s monumental work, The City of God, is an essential exploration of themes for the questions of his day but is...

As we continue into Book II of The City of God, Augustine begins to address the declining morals of the city of Rome in his own day....

Augustine’s most significant writing on political theology is a large volume entitled The City of God. Its importance in Christian...

As Christians approach the 2020 election, a variety of questions are in the air, being discussed by families at dining room tables,...