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CLEP Western Civ I

Category - Medieval History

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What was the title of St. Augustine of Hippo’s seminal work, which has become the pillar of Western Christianity, and depicts a struggle between man-made structures of government known as the City of Man and the divine?
  1. Soliloques
  2. Enchiridion
  3. The City of God
  4. On Christian Doctrines
  5. Confessions
Explanation
Answer: C - City of God was written as a comparative analysis of the City of Man and the City of God. Within this text, St. Augustine argued that while people who choose the City of Man for present and immediate gratification. Those who are part of the City of God can look forward to a life in heaven because that is their reward. City of God pushes forth the agenda that man should be less concerned about physical governments, and more immersed in the divine.
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