Political Science · Western Political Thought
UGC NET December 2014 Political Science
Saint Augustine's 'De Civitate Dei' is divided into how many books?
A19 books
B20 books
C21 books
D22 books ✓ Correct
Correct answer: (D) 22 books — Saint Augustine's De Civitate Dei, or The City of God, is divided into twenty-two books, so the answer is 22 books.
Explanation
★Saint Augustine's De Civitate Dei, or The City of God, is divided into twenty-two books, so the answer is 22 books.
★He wrote it between 413 and 426 AD after the sack of Rome by the Visigoths.
★The first ten books refute the pagan claim that Rome fell because it abandoned its old gods.
★The remaining twelve trace the origin, course and ends of the two cities, the earthly and the heavenly.
★The work became one of the foundational texts of Western Christian political thought.
★Its twenty-two books contrast the City of Man with the City of God.
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