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 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