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 Fathers’ 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 Rome’s Political Theology
The Starting Point for the Augustinian Theology of the Political
The Theological Use of the Old Testament and of Roman History
The Place of the Church in History
Conclusion
General Index
Index of Scriptural Citations