FS 155A - City of God

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Merrimack College

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The City of God (413-427) of Saint Augustine (354-430) represents an awesome apologetic of unprecedented breadth and depth as well as a controversial attempt at a compelling moral, intellectual, and spiritual history of the cultural heritage of ancient Western civilization – Greek and Roman, Jewish and Christian, Gothic and Germanic. The work retains all its uniqueness and relevance for those contemporary readers who peruse it. But, there are innumerable other aspects of interpretation to this opus, which is practically inexhaustible from a hermeneutical point of view. Hence this seminar, which seeks an answer to the question of how human values may originate from the dialectical relationship between civilization and barbarism, faith and reason, monotheism and paganism. This task is accomplished in an interdisciplinary fashion, bringing to bear the resources of hermeneutics, history, philology, philosophy, rhetoric, theology, et cetera. To read City of god with adequate understanding is to obtain a Classical education. 34

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.merrimack.edu

Phone Number:

(978) 837-5000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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