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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indisputably the most famous Italian poet in history. His seminal work‚ The Divine Comedy still inspires 700 years after its writing‚ and has not yet yielded all of its secrets‚ though it is one of the most widely studied works ever to be written. The name “Dante” and that of The Divine Comedy are known the world over‚ but what of the man Dante? What of the allegory beneath his verses? The history of the Divine Poet‚ his life‚ his love and the mysteries of his great achievements are known
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Augustine arose to become a prominent figure in christian ideology. St. Augustine was alive towards the end of the western Roman Empire‚ and his works acted as a bridge between the classical era and the new upcoming Christian world. Augustine’s view of Christianity was very unique‚ because it fused Greek and Roman philosophy with his knowledge of Christianity. This ideology later became known as Augustinianism. Two of St. Augustine’s most notorious pieces are Confessions and The City
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Saint Augustine was born is 354 in a North Africa province part of the Roman Empire. Growing up in the Roman Empire was a major influence on his work. He is well known for his theological teaching on Christianity and developed much of its doctrine. Augustine wrote on political philosophy as well and developed his own ideas on what the ideal state is. Augustine believes that government is an act of God and its function is to allow people to live good lives. The state is a part of God’s ultimate
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people to come to their senses. Fear can make a person go from being obscure of what heinous crimes that they are or have committed to being more sheepish than the boy who cried wolf. This story‚ “The Divine Comedy” is based on fear where the reader is taken on a journey like no other. ‘The Divine Comedy’ is the life-long work about a philosophical Christian‚ Dante Alighieri‚ who after being exiled from Florence‚ in the year 1302 Dante commenced to write his views on the repercussion of sinning in the
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St. Augustine and Evil As a Christian Theologian and Philosopher in the first century following the famous council of Nicea‚ Saint Augustine was faced with many problems in faith and God‚ but these things would shape a theology most influential to Christianity today. While the Council of Nicea focused primarily on the person and being of Christ Jesus‚ Augustine was much more interested in the One and all being‚ God. Specifically he was concerned with the problem of evil. The problem of evil is
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Yebeman Asseged Core 140 Roots of World Views and Culture Professor Mark McCarthy November 8‚ 2012 Compare and Contrast Plato vs. St. Augustine of Hippo Our world has developed and flourished by the thoughts and contributions of many leaders. Among those leaders were Saint Augustine and Pluto. For many historians‚ Plato’s Allegory of the Cave and Augustine’s The City of God‚ are historical pieces that point out what had happened during ancient times. These pieces are significant because they
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Historical and Personal Background of the Divine Comedy By Joseph Crane Version 1.0 May 2012© This essay is to accompany Between Fortune and Providence: Astrology and the Universe in Dante’s Divine Comedy. What follows is the overview and timeline I wish I had when I first started reading the Divine Comedy. Many commentaries of the Divine Comedy give background historical information‚ usually consisting of a general introduction and brief explanations when specific characters and events
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The Inferno was part of the three-part poem called The Divine Comedy written by Dante Alighieri. Dante‚who lived from 1265 to 1321‚ was born in Florence to a middle class family and grew up during the end of the Middle Ages and the beginning of the Renaissance. While Dante was away on a diplomatic trip‚ the Black Guelfs took over Florence and banished Dante from the city. During his life in exile‚ Dante wrote the epic poem The Divine Comedy and finished it shortly before his death. The nine circles
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universally acknowledged faith it is today. Saint Augustine of Hippo‚ a powerful figure in the faith‚ was a church father. Known as Saint Austin‚ or Blessed Augustine‚ He was an acclaimed Christian theologian and philosopher‚ whose works influenced the development of Western Christianity and Western Philosophy. Upon Augustine reading Cicero’s Hortensius‚ it introduced him to philosophical questions that he would ponder all through his life. Augustine became the bishop of Hippo Regius (modern-day Annaba
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