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    Saint Augustine of Hippo

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    As one of the most prominent figures of the early church‚ Saint Augustine is not only recognized for his leadership but also for his knowledge and influence on the thinking and doctrine of the Christian Church. As a priest‚ he was an important leader of the early African Church; as a philosopher‚ he brought a new approach to Church Doctrine through the ideas of pagan philosophy (TeSelle 892). These accomplishments put him among the ranks of Thomas Aquinas and other great Church philosophers whose

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    Biography: Aurelius Augustinus (referred to as “St. Augustine of Hippo) was born in Tagaste (now Souk- Ahras)‚ North Africa on November 13‚ 354. His family was not rich growing up but Augustine still received a Christian education. Wild as a child he had a long-term relationship with a freedwoman who bore him a son. When he was 19 he was introduced to philosophy at Carthage where he became a brilliant student who mastered Latin and knew Greek. He worked as a professor at Carthage for a while but

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    Michael L. Felix Dough Sexton History of Christianity July 19‚ 2015 Reading Review: Saint Augustine’s “Confessions” Saint Augustine’s confessions is the first autobiography written in the western world‚ which offers an honest and compelling tale of his struggles with sin‚ and his salvation in the grace of God. I believe the wording of the title indicates a desire to atone for his indiscretions as a young man for satisfying his desires by chasing and laying with many women. I find this need for

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    Book X‚ chapter twenty-seven of how Saint Augustine’s Confessions clarifies on Augustine’s overall worldview and helps us to grasp what it means to be a responsible self according to Augustine. In Book X‚ Chapter twenty-seven‚ Augustine references serval themes that can be seen throughout the book‚ which includes the Prodigal Son and the importance of order. These themes reinstate Augustine’s worldview in that God is in everything and why according to Augustine we must live through God in order to

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    AuSaint Augustine was a bishop of Hippo Regius‚ a Latin philosopher and theologian. He was born in 354 in the town of Thagaste in Roman Africa. Growing up with a Pagan father and a Christian mother‚ Saint Augustine endured many experiences from which he produced a book of confessions. In this book he writes about his life and struggles with evil desires. He struggled with greed‚ gluttony and lust‚ which are three among seven of the deadliest sins. His main struggle was within faith and religion concerning

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    William J. Chambliss‚ “The Saints and the Roughnecks” the Saints are a social group that everyone has very high expectations for. This group in particular has an expected bright future ahead of them with money and success and are treated with respect from authority and from peers. Although the Saints do not act as though their reputation is at bay with frequent partying‚ drinking‚ and dangerous pranks‚ they are still treated like responsible students. Unlike the Saints‚ the Roughnecks have a different

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    Interpreting the Parables Saint Augustine on “The Good Samaritan Parable” by Due August 2‚ 2009 The early Christian understanding of this allegorical interpretation of the Good Samaritan is clearly depicted in the famous 12th-century cathedral in Chartres‚ France. One of its beautiful stained-glass windows depicts the story of Adam and Eve’s expulsion from the Garden of Eden at the top of the window and‚ at the bottom of the window‚ the familiar New Testament parable of the Good

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    Cicero HSM 311 Ethics & Homeland Security Instructor: 6/19/11 Cicero wrote a great extent on his concept of a Just War‚ yet his theory can be summarized into three simple rules. The first condition for a just war as proposed by Cicero is that there must be a valid or just cause. Cicero believed that a just cause includes the defense of honor as well as the restoration or upholding of peace. In other words‚ if ones

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    The Divided Line in The Confessions of Saint Augustine “He who knows the truth‚ knows the light‚ and he who knows it knows eternity.” (171). Saint Augustine explains throughout The Confessions the challenges he faced in search for the divinity truth. The struggles and triumphs Saint Augustine conquered at each level of the Divided Line presented in Plato’s The Republic. In Book I of the Confessions‚ Augustine describes his early childhood as being deceitful. He emphasizes on the teachings

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    Saints at the River‚ by Ron Rash‚ is a novel that brings light to the controversy of conservation and effectively relays both sides of the argument with very limited biased. There are many factors that influence the controversy and its surrounding issues‚ but the primary decision is whether or not nature should be preserved or commercialized. While the young girl’s father uses an emotional argument and only wants his daughter’s body‚ many of the people supporting him care much more about using this

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