St. Augustine of Hippo (354-430) was one of the many influential Christian figures in history; he was a Latin philosopher and theologian from Roman Africa (Miller). He is well known as being a sinner turned to saint‚ he became a Christian at age 33‚ a priest at 36‚ and a bishop by 41 (Miller). Enchiridion on Faith‚ Hope‚ and Love‚ also known as Augustine’s Confessions‚ The City of God‚ and On the Trinity‚ was written after 420 C.E. to Laurence as an answer to his many questions. This Laurence is
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The Augustinian Theodicy From Augustine in his booke ’Confessions’ in 397AD. His argument was that God is good and created a world perfectly good and free from defection‚ evil & suffering. Based on Genesis 1-3 ’Either God cannot abolish evil‚ or he will not. If he cannot‚ he is not all-powerful‚ if he will not he is not all-good.’ Augustine ’The believer must have‚ in a cool moment‚ a solution to the problem of evil. If he does not‚ his faith is not rational...’ Richard Swinburne The
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did not exist at the start‚ therefore the only conclusion that could be developed is the cause of evil and suffering comes from Adam and Eve. Augustine believes that the sin of Adam and Eve was passed onto humans (seminally present) and was the original sin. His theodicy also states that evil is a privation of good and therefore not created by God. Augustine carries on and states that evil comes from free will beings who turned their back on God‚ which means that God granted us free will due to omnibenevolence
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Augustine |Strengths |Weaknesses | |Brian Davies supports the claim that evil is a deprivation and not a substance. If it is not a substance|It is logically incorrect to claim that a perfect world could ever go wrong according to Schleiermacher. | |then God could not have created it and cannot be held responsible
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The “Happy Life”‚ According to Augustine “How then am I to seek for you‚ Lord? When I seek for you‚ my God‚ mu quest is for the happy life. I will seek you that ‘my soul may live’‚ for my body derives life from my soul‚ and my soul devices life from you. How then shall I seek for the happy life?” Saint Augustine’s passionate and immeasurably personal account of his conversion and views has enamored readers for centuries and stood the test of time. Unfortunately‚ the passion and personal nature
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The Life of Saint Antony‚ The Confessions‚ and The Consolation of Philosophy all reflect the wider cultural context of their particular geographical setting of their time. These three works reflect upon theology‚ specifically problems within theology. However‚ they provide contrasting opinions‚ largely because they were written in different times and cultures. First‚ The Life of Saint Antony recounts the life of Saint Antony who reportedly lived from 251 to 356 CE. However‚ the work itself is
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The most popular of St. Augustine’s works‚ The Confessions‚ are categorized in the genre of a Soliloquy—meaning a dialogue with one’s self. However‚ the book is more about God than about St. Augustine‚ even though it is written from his perspective and accounts his notions about God. He spent his first 30 years apart from God‚ even persecuting Catholics from the comfort of his Manchean community. After being converted to Christianity in 386 AD‚ baptized in 387 AD‚ ordained as a priest in 391 AD‚
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established for that purpose. Through the whole compass of human knowledge‚ there are no inferences more certain and infallible than these. In what respect‚ then‚ do his benevolence and mercy resemble the benevolence and mercy of men?” St. Augustine answered the question of evil with his own theory. He stated that anything that had being was good. God‚ who created all beings‚ was perfectly good‚ along with everything he created. Based on this premise‚ he was ready to
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decisions whether right or wrong. In his Biography St Augustine expresses that he feels like a sinner. He struggles with the fact that he is a thrill seeker. He loves to watch blood sports. He watches gladiators fight to the death and commit murder. Not only does he watch‚ but he enjoys observing these acts. He is also expressing his sins in his biography when he writes about stealing‚ which is another sin. He steals pears for fun. St Augustine doesn’t even eat the pears he steals‚ but throws them
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GETTING TO KNOW THE CHURCH FATHERS Seminar in Church History 520 September 21‚ 2012 The author of the book‚ “Getting to know the church fathers” makes it very clear from the onset that the book is not only a historical look into the development of the church but an attempt to revitalize or jump-start one’s life in Christian ministry. Bryan Liftin helps readers understand the fathers as individuals who cared deeply about preserving the core tenets of the Christian faith. This book has a
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