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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mundi)-dualistic approach simple living-putting no the mind of Christ Aspects: Meditation on the scripture (lectio divine) Volunteer poverty (detachment) Community-common life Obedience to a spiritual guide (abbot‚ abbess) Augustine: Introduction: Augustine vs Pelagius (salvation) The 12 step program: Grace Free will Salvation (sobriety) LIFE: Birth: 354 CE Tageaste (North Africa) Family: Monica and Patrious ‚ son dies when he is 17 Fatherhood: Adeodatus Died: 430 CE Influences:
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Be able to match descriptions with key figures in the early Church history. Ambrose: 1. Popular political leader in Milan. 2. Drafted as bishop in 374 Athanasius: 1. Elder and eventually bishop of Alexandria. 2. Was exiled several times Augustine: 1. Became a believer under Ambrose. 2. Became boshop of hippo 3. Strongly against Donatists and Pelagians. Chtysostom: 1. An elder and eventually a bishop (against his will) in Antioch. Cyril: 1. Bishop of Alexandria. 2. Viewed Jesus as one person
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Love Wins! An Autobiographical Soteriology I became a Christian in what is perhaps one of the most non-religious places in the world: the drama department at New York University. NYU is a place where there is great passion for progressive social and political change‚ but where any question about religion is most often answered with the standard response‚ “I’m spiritual‚ but not religious‚” which can usually be interpreted as meaning that the one questioned smokes pot and listens to Bob
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father have sinned. The definition given by the Catholic Encyclopedia is: "(1) the sin that Adam committed; (2) a consequence of this first sin‚ the hereditary stain with which we are born on account of our origin or descent from Adam."# Saint Augustine was the fundamental theologian in the formulation of this doctrine‚ which states that the essentially graceless nature of humanity requires redemption to save it. The purpose of Baptism is to wash away original sin and to restore the individual to
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of God is not identical with the Church‚ since not all members of the Church will be saved. During this age‚ before the Day of Judgment‚ the members of the two cities are mixed in together‚ no one knows with certainty who are the elect. Although‚ Augustine sometimes seems to identify Rome as the earthly city‚ at least in later sections of the book the earthly city is not identified with any particular state. Members of both the city of God and the earthly city will be among the citizens of any particular
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LIBERTY UNIVERSITY THE RISE OF PAPACY RESEARCH PAPER SUBMITTED TO DR. NICKENS IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE COMPLETION OF THE COURSE CHHI 301-B02 BY AUDRA C. BALQUE MANOR‚ TX 78653 FEBRUARY 28‚ 2014 The Rise of Papacy The rise of the papacy came at a time when the Roman Empire collapsed and there was chaos as it related to the bishops who held office in Rome and what religion would be at the forefront of the representation of the west or east of Rome since
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original sin as “(1) the sin that Adam committed; (2) a consequence of this first sin‚ and the hereditary stain with which we are born on account of our origin or descent from Adam.” Saint Augustine (AD 354-430) was the first theologian to articulate the doctrine of original sin. He was responding to Pelagius who had denied the existence of original sin‚ (Williams 1983:168). Augustine’s doctrine was based on his exegesis of the following Bible story. The Serpent tempted Eve to eat of the
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1.) Structurally‚ Dante’s divisions of the 3 stories Hell‚ Purgatory‚ and Heaven‚ each with 9 (32) places (Heaven: 7 planets+2‚ Hell 9 levels‚ Purgatory: 7 sins +2)‚ the 3 lined stanzas‚ 33 cantos‚ relate to Chartres Cathedral’s use of 3s in the architecture. Thematically‚ Dante’s stories are about the unification of faith and reason with the characters Virgil and Beatrice‚ is the same as Chartres Cathedral’s sculpture and art on the stain glass. Both works show our relationship to God and educates
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BOOK REPORT Book: Manifestations Of Grace Author: Elizabeth Dreyer Ph.D. Student: Rob Pillar Course: BMin Module: Humanity And Grace Date: 30th October 2007 Elizabeth Dreyer is currently professor of Religious Studies at Fairfield University‚ a comprehensive Jesuit university founded in 1942 in Fairfield‚ Connecticut. Dreyer has served on the faculties of several institutions‚ including Catholic University of America and The Washington Theological Union. In 2004‚ Dreyer received
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