The appearance of Etienne Gilson's Metamorphosis of the City of God, which were originally delivered as lectures at the University of Louvain in the Spring of 1952, coincided with the first steps toward what would become the European Union. The appearance of this English translation coincides with the upheaval of Brexit.

"Originally published as Les Mâetamorphoses de la citâe de Dieu, Librairie Philosophique J. Vrin, 1952; 2005."