Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Title Page
  • Copyright
  • Contents
  • Translator's Note
  • Foreword to the German Edition (2005)
  • Preface
  • 1. The Intellectual and Spiritual Background of the Question
  • The Heritage of Antiquity
  • The Biblical Background
  • The Conflict with Gnosticism
  • The Fathersâ€? Vision of the Unity of the Peoples
  • 2. The Christian Gnosis of Origen
  • The Meaning of National Identity in Origen
  • The Place of the Church
  • Summary
  • 3. Augustine's Debate with Rome's Political Theology
  • The Rejection of Romeâ€?s Political Theology
  • The Starting Point for the Augustinian Theology of the PoliticalThe Theological Use of the Old Testament and of Roman History
  • The Place of the Church in History
  • Conclusion
  • General Index
  • Index of Scriptural Citations