CATEGORY: MOVIES
In part 19 of the analysis, we observed that the book City of God, which was written by medieval philosopher and theologian Saint Augustine, would be useful to us in analyzing Manhunter. A brief description of City of God appears below.
The City of God (also known as The City of God against the Pagans) is a book written by St. Augustine in the early 5th century, dealing with issues concerning God, martyrdom, Jews, and other aspects of Christian philosophy. The book presents human history as being a conflict between what Augustine calls the City of Man and the City of God (a conflict that is destined to end in victory of the latter, with the subsequent rise of a 'New Jerusalem'). The City of God is marked by people who forgo Earthly pleasure and dedicate themselves to the promotion of Christian values. The City of Man, on the other hand, consists of people who have strayed from the City of God. The two cities are not meant to represent any actual places or organizations, though Augustine clearly thought that the Christian Church was at the heart of the City of God.
While the book is framed by discussion of these themes, it is largely made up of various digressions on philosophical subjects and presentations of flaws in pagan religions upon which Augustine wished to comment.[a]
City of God (Dods)
a. Wikipedia, 'The City of God (book)'. Web, n.d. URL = https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_City_of_God_(book).
Friday, October 2, 2009
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