Table of Contents

1. Introduction: Humility and pride in The City of God; 2. The City of God I–V: Political pride against natural right; 3. The City of God VI–VII: Nature, convention, and Rome's civil religion; 4. The City of God VIII–X: Natural theology, philosophic pride, and divine humility; 5. The City of God XI–XII: Creation and the metaphysics of pride and humility; 6. The City of God XIII–XIV: Being-toward-life, being-toward-death; 7. The City of God XV–XVIII: Pride and humility in history; 8. The City of God XIX–XXII: Humility, pride, peace, and participation; Conclusion.

Promotional Information

The first book to explicate and analyse Augustine's seminal argument concerning humility and pride, especially in politics and philosophy.

About the Author

Mary M. Keys is Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Notre Dame. The author of Aquinas, Aristotle, and the Promise of the Common Good, she has contributed to numerous journals and books, including The Cambridge Companion to Augustine's 'City of God'.