The City of God: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The City of God runs 40.6 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Darren L. Slider (about 27 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 40.6 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 82 days |
| 1 hour / day | 41 days |
| 2 hours / day | 21 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 28 days |
You'll finish in – by –
Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.
What our data says
- At 40.6 hours, it runs longer than 100% of the 6,701 Christianity audiobooks in our catalog.
About as long, on the Christianity shelf
12 Christianity audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
- Battlefield of the Mind New Testament
- Systematic Theology, Second Edition Part 1: An Introduction to Biblical Doctrine
- Evidence That Demands a Verdict: Life-Changing Truth for a Skeptical World
- James, the Brother of Jesus: The Key to Unlocking the Secrets of Early Christianity and the Dead Sea Scrolls
- The Incarnate Christ and His Critics: A Biblical Defense
Other recordings
- The 2026 recording read by AI Voice Bob runs 14.7 hours shorter (25.8 hours).
Computed from 170,512 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read October 21, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.
About this listen
The City of God is an audiobook by Saint Augustine of Hippo: a 40.6-hour unabridged recording, read by Darren L. Slider, released January 1, 2011, on the Christianity shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 40.6 hrs
- Narrated by
- Darren L. Slider
- Released
- January 1, 2011
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Christianity
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The City of God as an audiobook?
The City of God runs 40.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 27 hours.
Is The City of God free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The City of God?
The City of God is narrated by Darren L. Slider.
Is The City of God worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 27 hours, saving 13.5 hours.