philosophy and Socrates did not agree with that) - Plato and Aristotle (great scientist also) - Hellenistic period (stoicism‚ it also has the sceptics) - Neo-Platonism (built on Plato) (Augustine of Hippo believed in this‚ he started his teachings on this foundation) - Christian Philosophy (Augustine of Hippo tried to apply tried to apply NP with the Christians scriptures) (People argue that Christians scriptures should be moved to medieval times not ancient) 3) Nature of the Greek Philosophy
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St. Augustine ’s Confessions: The Connection between Character and Evil Saint Augustine ’s powerful prayer to God tells the story of his struggles that led towards his conversion to Christianity. This journey toward Christ was difficult for Augustine‚ as it required him to overcome his misunderstanding of evil and his own sin. In Augustine ’s adolescents‚ a strong desire for lust overtook his life‚ not only hurting him spiritually‚ but also hurting the one woman who supported his conversion‚ his
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THE GOD’S EXISTENCE by: Chenette Clyde Gallaza INTRODUCTION A great number of people have their own ideas about God. God taken as a simple three letter word refers to a being. That God really exists has remained a quest for man and how man views and accepts God’s existence depends on his intellectual thinking and critical temperaments. Many people‚ even long-time believers‚ want proof of God’s existence. But there is no way to "prove" God’s existence so that everyone is convinced. It
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Christian saint who was born and raised in the Roman empire. She was the mother of St. Augustine of Hippo and is honored in the Roman Catholic Church where she is remembered and venerated for her outstanding Christian virtues. Saint Monica lived an extremely hard life. She was unhappily married and suffered against the adultery of her husband. Also‚ she was faced with the challenge of converting her son Augustine. He lived a scandalous life and began several affairs throughout his teenage years. Saint
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In this paper‚ we will be discussing the thought process behind Augustine‚ an early Christian theologian and philosopher who proposed the concept that philosophical reasoning can coexist in the lives of those who are reflective religious believers. We will first examine who he is‚ how he formulated his ideas on how secular reason and religious faith have both connotations and differences. We will spotlight two central themes present in Augustine’s work including the proof of God’s existence‚ the
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Table of Contents INTRODUCTION 3 I. ORIGIN OF PELAGIANISM 4 A. BRIEF BACKGROUND OF AUGUSTINE (354-430) 4 B. PELAGIUS 5 II. PELAGIAN CONTROVERSY 5 A. DOCTRINES OF PELAGIANISM 6 B. AUGUSTINE’S RESPONSE 8 III. RESULT 10 CONCLUSION 10 BIBLIOGRAPHY 12 INTRODUCTION Tracing the history of Christianity‚ there have been immense intellectual wars engaged for the sake of truth. Clearly‚ Christianity was a small religion with little importance in second and third
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Clement of Alexandria‚ St. Augustine and others came in contact with Greek philosophy understood that dialogue is possible between reason and faith‚ that is‚ religion and philosophy. These they were able to do by the adoption of Platonism. Following the above preamble‚ this paper hopes to discuss the view of the early Church Fathers as regards Faith and Reason but with particular reference to the views of St. Augustine of Hippo. FAITH AND REASON IN THE THOUGHT OF ST. AUGUSTINE St. Augustine’s mode
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of evil and suffering alongside the existence of the God of Classical Theism‚ a God who is omnipotent‚ omnibenevolent‚ and omniscient. Augustine of Hippo (354-430 CE) tries to justify the righteousness of God; Augustine’s theodicy heavily refers and relates to key biblical passages. Therefore his theodicy is an attempt to solve the problem of suffering. Augustine uses the story of the Fall in Genesis 1:27 to argue that God intended for the world to be a perfect place but due to Adam and Eve committing
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Saint Augustine ------------------------------------------------- Life Early childhood Augustine was born in 354 in the municipium of Thagaste (now Souk Ahras‚ Algeria) in Roman Africa. His father‚ Patricius‚ was a pagan‚ and his mother‚ Monica‚ was Christian. Scholars believe that Augustine’s ancestors included Berbers‚ Latins and Phoenicians. Augustine’s family name‚ Aurelius‚ suggests that his father’s ancestors werefreedmen of the gens Aurelia given full Roman citizenship by the Edict of
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LIBERTY BAPTIST THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY A CRITICAL REVIEW OF ST. AUGUSTINE’S CONFESSIONS BY ST. AUGUSTINE SUBMITTED TO DR. GREGORY TOMLIN IN PARTIAL FULLFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR CHHI520 DEPARTMENT OF CHURCH HISTORY BY SHARRON WATKINS COLUMBIA‚ SOUTH CAROLINA 11 AUGUST 2012 TABLE of CONTENTS Introduction------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 Summary --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 The
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