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A 4 page paper which examines Dante’s
“Inferno” and St. Augustine’s “City of God” as they detail life in the physical world and
the after world. No additional sources cited.
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4 pages (~225 words per page)
File: JR7_RAdanaug.rtf
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against a backdrop of evil inherently possessed by mankind on earth. In St. Augustines "City of God" and Dantes "Inferno" we are presented with the perspectives of two different individuals
concerning life on earth and life in the after world. Both men present the reader with powerful and symbolic looks at mankind and the inherent existence of evil in the
race of mankind. In the following paper we look, briefly, at the two works and examine how the two perceived life in the world and life in the afterworld.
St. Augustines "City of God" St. Augustine wrote this work as something of a commentary on the condition of Rome. It was written after the fall of Rome to
indicate the causes of the fall as the Romans were known for seeking nothing but earthly pleasures and caring nothing for spiritual and enlightened pursuits. Augustine uses the fall of
Rome to further heighten the reality of the kingdom of God, so to speak, using the fall of Rome as a tool whereby he might make others understand the power
and glory of God. Augustine takes all that Romans desired and illustrates that they were wrong to pursue such realities. They were focusing on the wrong things and Augustine
tells the reader that all the Romans desired, and more, would actually be found in the City of God. This is not to say that monetary wealth was to be
found, but that glories and pleasures far greater than these could have been theirs had they only heeded the word and love of God. In further understanding Augustines position
concerning life after death we examine some of his points in Book XIX, Chapter 10. He states that there is a "reward prepared for the saints after they have endured
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