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    Early Civilization

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    Early Civilizations Matrix Using your readings and outside sources complete the following matrix. Be sure to address the following in your matrix: • Provide names‚ titles‚ dates‚ brief descriptions of important events‚ and other details as necessary. • Note the details of key political‚ socioeconomic‚ technological‚ artistic‚ musical‚ architectural‚ philosophical‚ and literary developments for each civilization listed in the table‚ which were evidenced in the humanities. Be sure to properly

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    XIII’s 1891 encyclical letter‚ Rerum Novarum‚ which had advanced financial distribution and punished Capitalism‚ as well as Socialism‚ even though its roots were traced to the writings of Catholic philosophers like St. Thomas Aquinas and St. Augustine of Hippo‚ also adopted from existing notions from the Bible. As to Pope Benedict XVI‚ its ambition is to “simply help purify reason and to contribute to the acknowledgement of what is just. The Church has to serve as her contribution through cognitive

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    Retrieved September 13‚ 2010‚ from http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/society/A0857333.html#ixzz0zQKnLsSt Created in god ’s image New American Bible‚ (1991). St. Joseph ed. Catholic book Publishing Corporation. New World Encyclopedia Online. (2010). Augustine of Hippo. Retrieved September 13‚ 2010‚ from http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Augustine_of_Hippo Shelly‚ J.A.‚ & Miller‚ A.B September 14‚ 2010 Brandy Perkins

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    "Desert Fathers" Early in second and third century Christian history‚ violence against Christians by the Roman Empire‚ struggles against pagan ideology‚ practices that were corrupting the Church‚ and certain lax spiritual discipline had crept into many areas of the Christian faith. As some leaders attempted to control the faith by growing their personal power and influence on the political front‚ others sought escape from the spiritual darkness they perceived among the world to retain their own

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    to engage in such conversations. I am a born Catholic and as my grandfather would say‚ I would also die a Catholic. Perhaps‚ that is the reason why religion coincides with philosophy because‚ in most cases through reasoning‚ religious beliefs‚ be it sects‚ cults or congregations be philosophized and let others follow such. Philosophy is defined in the Oxford dictionary as‚ “the use of reason and argument in seeking the truth and knowledge or reality‚ especially of the causes and nature of things

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    John Moore AP world history Chapter 5:The classical period; directions‚diversions and decline by 500 C.E. Thesis: Picture: A picture of a painting of Christ with his head surrounded by a halo. Timeline: 1000B.C. 1000 Polynesians reach Fiji‚ Samoa 1000 independent kingdom of Kush

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    St. Ambrose was the inventor of Christian Latin hymnody. St. Ambrose‚ Bishop of Milan‚ composed many beautiful hymns for the church‚ for example “Aeterne Rerum Conditor” (Maker of all‚ eternal King). When listening to “Aeterne Rerum Conditor” the chants sound intertwined with one another. I was able to hear the different voices but they can also sound like the same person. The hymns were sung by all men‚ and in the hymns you can hear all the dominate voices. The tone and pitch of the hymns sounds

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    The Augustan Revolution After the fall of the Roman Republic‚ Rome was in need of a leader who would employ major social change. During Augustus’ reign in Ancient Rome‚ he created an Empire that would last several centuries. Augustus implemented many changes that transformed Rome in terms of the religion‚ the economy and social life. After the fall of the Republic‚ the political structure was a mess and was in dire need of change. It became apparent that the system of government that had been

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    philosophical reasoning is explained as a God-given ability. This was used to provide rational justification for articles of faith. In contrast‚ Islam saw little compatibility‚ but Islamic scholars recognized that both faith and reason have a place. Augustine of Hippo said‚ “Do not seek to understand in order to believe‚ but believe thou mayest understand.” This shows how faith (the belief) needs reason (understanding) and vice versa. When going from one to another in a religion/philosophy it not enough to

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    they argued that hell involved “purging” the damned of their sin and that rather being purely punitive‚ this purgation would ultimately reconcile the purged back to God. This idea is often referred to as the doctrine of purgatorialism. Saint Augustine of Hippo‚ arguably one of the biggest advocates of endless hell in the early church‚ described

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