Contents
Chap. I.—That forgetfulness of reason makes men ignorant of the true God, whom they worship in adversity and despise in prosperity
Chap. II.—What was the first cause of making images; of the true likeness of God, and the true worship of him
Chap. III.—That Cicero and other men of learning erred in not turning away the people from error
Chap. IV.—Of images, and the ornaments of temples, and the contempt in which they are held even by the heathens themselves
Chap. V.—That God only, the creator of all things, is to be worshipped, and not the elements or heavenly bodies; and the opinion of the stoics is refuted, who think that the stars and planets are gods
Chap. VI.—That neither the whole universe nor the elements are God, nor are they possessed of life
Chap. VII.—Of God, and the religious rites of the foolish; of avarice, and the authority of ancestors
Chap. VIII.—Of the use of reason in religion; and of dreams, auguries, oracles, and similar portents
Chap. IX.—Of the devil, the world, God, providence, man, and his wisdom
Chap. X.—Of the world, and its parts, the elements and seasons
Chap. XI.—Of living creatures, of man; Prometheus, Deucalion, the Parcæ
Chap. XII.—That animals were not produced spontaneously, but by a divine arrangement, of which God would have given us the knowledge, if it were advantageous for us to know It
Chap. XIII.—Why man is of two sexes; what is his first death, and what the second and of the fault and punishment of our first parents
Chap. XIV.—Of Noah the inventor of wine, who first had knowledge of the stars, and of the origin of false religions
Chap. XV.—Of the corruption of angels, and the two kinds of demons
Chap. XVI.—That demons have no power over those who are established in the faith
Chap. XVII.—That astrology, soothsaying, and similar arts are the invention of demons
Chap. XVIII.—Of the patience and vengeance of God, the worship of demons, and false religions
Chap. XIX.—Of the worship of images and earthly objects
Chap. XX.—Of philosophy and the truth
