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3 - The City of God VI–VII

Nature, Convention, and Rome’s Civil Religion

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 June 2022

Mary M. Keys
Mary M. Keys
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University of Notre Dame, Indiana
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Chapter 3 marks the transition of Augustine’s argument in The City of God from politics to philosophy, by means of the civil religion of ancient Rome. In books VI and VII, Augustine endeavors to unmask counterfeits of virtuous humility – conventions propagated by civic and philosophic elites, including in some respects Varro and Seneca – and to exhort people to live and worship only in accord with their true dignity.

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Augustinecivil religionconventionnaturepoliticsphilosophyRomeSenecatruthVarro
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Pride, Politics, and Humility in Augustine’s City of God , pp. 44 - 69
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2022

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  • The City of God VI–VII
  • Mary M. Keys, University of Notre Dame, Indiana
  • Book: Pride, Politics, and Humility in Augustine’s <i>City of God</i>
  • Online publication: 12 June 2022
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009201049.003
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  • The City of God VI–VII
  • Mary M. Keys, University of Notre Dame, Indiana
  • Book: Pride, Politics, and Humility in Augustine’s <i>City of God</i>
  • Online publication: 12 June 2022
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009201049.003
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  • The City of God VI–VII
  • Mary M. Keys, University of Notre Dame, Indiana
  • Book: Pride, Politics, and Humility in Augustine’s <i>City of God</i>
  • Online publication: 12 June 2022
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009201049.003
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