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

“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

But none of that matters much to Leijane Silva, 50, who is also a volunteer with the City of God golf project.

From Washington Times • Dec. 20, 2021

Many Rio favelas were indeed built on the hillside, but others are found on flatland, like the now-famous City of God favela that began as a public housing project.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 19, 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