St. Augustine of Hippo was an influential philosopher during the Late Roman Empire‚ and gave a very compelling explanation for the existence of evil. Before Augustine’s explanation‚ Christians would have to accept that God created evil‚ meaning God is partially evil. Due to Augustine’s belief that evil does not have substance‚ which I will defend‚ it gave Christians piece of mind knowing that God is truly good. Anything created by God is susceptible to corruption‚ all of his creations are good‚ but
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Saint Monica Saint Monica‚ mother of Saint Augustine of Hippo is most famously known for the conversion of her husband‚ Patricius‚ and Saint Augustine. She was born in Tagaste‚ North Africa and is known to be of Berber origin because of her name. There she was born and raised by her mother and father. As soon as she was old enough‚ her parents arranged her marriage to a Tagaste official. Saint Monica’s marriage to Patricius was difficult in many ways imaginable. Not only was he much older than
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twentieth-first century?” When it comes to mentoring spiritual leaders‚ Smither uses Aurelius Augustine or Augustine of Hippo‚ as an example of how to mentor others. Smither mentions that “so many pastors are in a struggle with isolation because they have no one to mentor or nurture their souls.” Augustine as Mentor gives insight on attempts of how to address this dilemma of isolation‚ by exploring the life of Augustine. Smither voices to the modern-day pastors and spiritual leaders that have a longing
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Chapter 1 Augustine and his friends are doing bad stuff‚ running through fields‚ and taking people’s fruit. He and his best friend Alypius get caught behind and have to hide out. Then‚ they meet up with the others at the center of town they called the Hollow. Here‚ Augustine told his story he had with a lady‚ who had a husband. Then an argument occurred. Chapter 2 Augustine’s parents‚ Monica and Patricius‚ talk about sending their son away. While talking‚ they realize that Augustine has become
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Many consider Saint Augustine one of the greatest fathers of Christendom. Augustine lived in an era of moral dissipation and religious corruption. Seemingly‚ the people of his time had little knowledge of the Scriptures‚ and this led to all kinds of error and heresy. For nearly half of his life‚ this decadent and godless culture moved and shaped Augustine. As time passed‚ his lifestyle tore at his conscience until his conversion to Christianity. This newfound direction introduced light and purpose
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Political Theory Term Paper Sarah Gabr 900089073 POLS 301 Fall 2011 St. Augustine viewed politics as evil‚ this claim influenced his political theory. It’s important to understand the basic beliefs of St. Augustine so we can better discover why St. Augustine viewed politics as evil. One very important thing to know is that St. Augustine was a philosopher and bishop so his beliefs were set in the view of Christianity. St. Augustine believed that the world and everything in it was created by God‚ being
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St. Augustine of Hippo was a theologian primarily in the third and fourth century CE. Born in North Africa‚ he had strong religious beliefs. He was a strong believer of God. According to St. Augustine‚ God was there for those who were considered good and did not cause any harm. He supported Christianity and described it in terms of freedom and sin. A great focus of his work‚ “City of Gods and Confessions”‚ was describing slavery and its existence. While many considered slavery an inhumane practice
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Odiamar‚ Xavier Fuentebella‚ Carl ASSIGNMENT#1 TAKE-HOME ACTIVITY #1/Graded Recitation #1 “Political Ideas/Theories and Their Philosophers” St. Augustine “The City of God” St. Augustine of Hippo was born on the 13th of November 345 in Thagaste‚ the modern day city of Souk Ahras in Algeria. He died at the age of 76 on the 28th of August 430 in Hippo Regius where he had been named Bishop in 395. As a philosopher and theologian‚ he was the first Christian to offer comprehensive Philosophy of History
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In 1996 John Hick‚ a British Philosopher‚ was able to trace the history of Theodicy also known as the question of why a benevolent god allows evil to exist. In his text Evil and the God of Love‚ Hick states that there are three major beliefs that exist; The Plotinian Theodicy‚ the Augustinian Theodicy‚ and the Irenaean Theodicy. John Hick however decides to focus a large part of his attention on the Augustinian and Irenaean Theodicy’s. While both have similar explanations to why God can exist with
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St. Augustine of Hippo (354-430) was one of the many influential Christian figures in history; he was a Latin philosopher and theologian from Roman Africa (Miller). He is well known as being a sinner turned to saint‚ he became a Christian at age 33‚ a priest at 36‚ and a bishop by 41 (Miller). Enchiridion on Faith‚ Hope‚ and Love‚ also known as Augustine’s Confessions‚ The City of God‚ and On the Trinity‚ was written after 420 C.E. to Laurence as an answer to his many questions. This Laurence is
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