Introduction : "The idea of divine providence in Orosius, Augustine, and Dante"
"Destined lands and chosen fathers: Virgil, Livy, and the Bible"
"Orosius defends the Roman Empire"
"Augustine's theology of history"
"Dante's monarchia with and against Augustine"
"Dante's Commedia and the ascent to incarnational history"
Conclusion : "The hand of God".
Divine providence : a history : the Bible, Virgil, Orosius, Augustine, and Dante by Brenda Deen Schildgen. ISBN 9781441112705. Published by Continuum in 2012. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.