Thursday, May 22
Book 2 Dwight's Thoughts
Not sure if the "What is the City of God?" question was answered, but it seems like maybe he is comparing Rome to the City of God. (The Church? Just a city with Christians in it? idduno?)
He starts out by comparing Rome to Greece, saying that the Greeks were at least consistant in their sinfulness. Who cares? I guess he is simply using reason to convince the minds of the pagans that their belief is absurd.
Then he goes on to show that the "gods" are actually demons who are trying to harm their followers. I can't help thinking of the people who didn't really believe that the "gods" were real. I was allways under the impression that the god's festivals were more though of as excuses to party (kinda like Christmas) for most Romans. I never really thought that they cared much about gods. But Augustine presents this like they all believe.
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