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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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    St. Augustine was a fifth century Bishop of Hippo. He is credited with building the foundation of Christian just war theory. He describes that individuals of Christianity do not have authority to resort to violence if only themselves or property are threatened. Though these Christians should be compelled to protect innocents who are being attacked. Even if it means sacrificing themselves in the process. Augustine’s just war teachings were developed from old Roman legal tradition. The right of authority

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    Logic of Augustine Bernadette Matthews PHI/105 07/08/2010 Tara Ross Argument and Logic of Augustine My understanding from this excerpt is Augustine and his belief on answering the question of God and Time along with Plato and Plotinus helped Augustine break new philosophical ground. Augustine believed that before God had created us that there was no time‚ So why did God create the world when he did. Augustine believed that time only became existent after God created us. Augustine went

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    Compare the Arch of Titus to the Arch of Constantine. How does the Arch of Constantine reveal a changing cultural context? The first difference between those two arches that people realize when they see them is the number of archway. The Arch of Titus has just one archway but the Arch of Constantine has three‚ A bigger one in the middle and two smaller ones on the side. Then is the difference of size. The Arch of Titus is 15.40 meters by 13.50 meters and 4.75 meters wide‚ The Archway is 8.3 meters

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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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    beliefs. Niccolo Machiavelli‚ for instance‚ seemed to believe in a government that was not driven by morality‚ but more by practicality. In‚ The Prince‚ Machiavelli stresses that the moral fibers of government should not be so soft. Like St. Augustine‚ his work went on to become one of the most famous books ever written about politics. Throughout the two works there are some similarities and differences regarding politics‚ however it their view of Christianity and morality that many find most

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    time period were a biography on The Life of Charlemagne and The Rule of Saint Augustine. Both of the documents had a strong influence in history. This paper will give a comprehensive analysis and show the significance of these two documents and will explore some similarities and differences between the two. The rule of Saint Augustine was not written in the context in which the title might indicate. Augustine converted to Christianity when he received baptism from Ambrose around the

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    derived." Now‚ there are two City’s that Saint Augustine talks about‚ the City of God and earthly cities. The City of God has a guiding power that leads the city‚ God. A major quote that really showed me what the origin of the City of God is is "God has founded that City for eternity" (City of God‚ XI.1). This quote really showed me that the City of God was founded on the concept of eternity‚ or never ending‚ with God. The other city that Saint Augustine spoke about was earthly cities and a major quote

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    Boethius was successful in his argument that God rewards and punishes justly.’ Discuss (35) Boethius was a philosopher teaching at the end of the Roman empire‚ in his 40’s he was arrested for suspected conspiracy with the Eastern Roman Empire and was eventually put to death at the age of about 44/45. Whilst in prison Boethius wrote his book‚ ‘The Consolation of Philosophy’ where he discusses in great depth with Lady Philosophy issues with God’s omniscience. In his writings‚ Boethius identifies

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    God‚ knowing God‚ and understanding humanity are many of the topics that Augustine‚ Bernard of Clairvuax‚ and Julian of Norwich discuss in their writings. Each writer has a different opinion on how humanity knows and understands God‚ also how they understand humanity. How is one supposed to understand God? According to Augustine humans are dependent on God‚ so if they do not understand God their lives are meaningless. Augustine believes that humanity is dependent on God because without Him they would

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