City of God

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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

“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

Johnson mentions “the city of man,” a reference—or allusion—to St. Augustine’s book The City of God, which gives ethical and religious significance to his Great Society.

From Textbooks • Dec. 21, 2021

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