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A philosophy of history contrasting earthly states with spiritual unity
"On the City of God" is one of the main works of the philosopher and theologian Aurelius Augustine, in which Augustine presented a detailed concept of the philosophy of history. This work is a detailed concept of the philosophy of history, which was created by Augustine in 413-427.
One of the key themes of the book is the concept of the stability and fragility of earthly states in comparison with communities based on spiritual unity. Augustine believed that secular state power was given to people from above in order to maintain at least some order in the world. According to the principle "God is God's, Caesar is Caesar's", people must obey the legitimate ruler.
Another important topic of the book is the struggle against heresies. Augustine justifies repressive measures against heretics and forced conversion to Orthodox Christianity, describing it with the phrase "Forget to enter [the bosom of the Church]!".
