奥古斯丁在《上帝之城》十八卷以“以色列”和“巴比伦”的主题阐释了世界历史观念,这是古代作家第一次清楚地论述世界历史观念,它改变了古代社会的民族史观。奥古斯丁认为所有的历史都是救赎史,而救赎史乃是以上帝在历史中的行动,尤其是耶稣基督的道成肉身为其前提,历史则是有位格的记忆。世界历史根源于历史的位格本性,是基督教会而不是民族国家将成为世界历史的主体。 Augustine’s 18th volume in the City of God expounds the concept of world history on the themes of “Israel ” and “Babylon ”. This is the first time in ancient history that writers clearly discussed the concept of world history and changed the ancient National History View. Augustine holds that all history is a history of salvation, and that the history of salvation is based on God’s actions in history, especially the incarnation of Jesus Christ. History is a personal memory. The history of the world is rooted in the historical nature of the position that the Christian Church, not the nation state, will become the main body of world history.