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Marcus Dods

Disciplines:
theology

Summary

Scottish theologian who produced an influential English translation of Augustine's City of God that shaped how English readers encountered Augustine.

Core Contribution

Translated Augustine's City of God into English in a readable Victorian prose — this translation was the standard English version for generations and made Augustine's theology accessible to English-speaking readers.

Notable Works & Achievements

The City of God

Historical Influences

Augustine of Hippo

Intellectual Lineage

Protestant Theology

Contemporaries & Peers

No recorded contemporaries.

Minds Influenced

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Intellectual Posterity

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