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History Of Active Citizenship

St Augustine and the City of God

The development of republicanism is a long and interesting one. Back between 410 and 423AD St Augustine wrote The City of God. This is known as “the most authoritative statement of the superiority of ecclesiastical power over the secular.” This was most powerful thing the church had at the time against things that have no connection with religion. St Augustine stressed that the “true” Christian should not get caught up in the worries and problems of “this temporal life” . This attitude influenced many across Medieval Europe. It changed many people’s priorities and more importantly attitudes towards life. The City of God changed peoples “desire for earthly things ” to “the desire for the heavenly city ”. Immediate needs were dropped and the desire to get into heaven was seen as more important.

The book gave the church strong power over the people with its heavy influence. So much so that the church law was seen more......


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