City of God
Americannoun
noun
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Christianity heaven conceived of as the New Jerusalem
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the Church in contrast to the world, as described by St Augustine
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Instead he adopts St. Augustine’s anthropology and depicts the new seekers of the City of Man usurping the old believers in the City of God.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 13, 2026
Brazil’s City of God residents received a visit from “Papai Negro,” or Black Santa, kicking off the holiday season.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 14, 2023
Perhaps the most influential of these was The City of God, which he wrote in response to the Visigoths’ sack of Rome in 410.
From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023
“We really just wanted to represent the Empire State of Mind and the City of God tonight,” she said.
From Washington Post ● May 2, 2022
Another argument was put forward by St. Augustine in his book The City of God.
From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking
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