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    initial idea for “faith seeking understanding” back in the 11th century. This is a phrase that shapes theology‚ as theology is constantly searching for the answers to the questions we have about God‚ but never truly finding the answer. As Saint Augustine of Hippo said‚ “If you have understood‚ then this is not God.” This quote shows exactly why theology is constantly

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    the Secret House" (Ritual of the Dead).[6] Pythagoras and other philosophers of the time believed that because mathematical concepts were more "practical" (easier to regulate and classify) than physical ones‚ they had greater actuality. St. Augustine of Hippo (A.D. 354–430) wrote "Numbers are the Universal language offered by the deity to humans as confirmation of the truth." Similar to Pythagoras‚ he too believed that everything had numerical relationships and it was up to the mind

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    Paige Harbarugh 5th period How the Irish Saved Civilization. Thomas Cahill’s book takes place between the fall of Rome and the beginning of the Middle Ages. During that time‚ Europe had grand libraries‚ but they were burned down by Germanic invaders. With this‚ most of Western literature was destroyed. Around AD 390‚ a child by the name of Patricius was born. He spent the first sixteen years of his life in in the comfort of a Roman civitas‚ but became a slave to one of the hundreds of Irish

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    Black Madonna of Częstochowa Life-giving Spring Our Lady of Akita Our Lady of Aparecida Our Lady of Antipolo Our Lady of Arabia Our Lady of Assumption Our Lady of Banneux Our Lady of Beaterio Our Lady of Beauraing Our Lady of Bethlehem Our Lady of China Our Lady of Combermere Our Lady of Confidence Our Lady of Covadonga Our Lady of Fatima Our Lady of the Gate of Dawn Our Lady of Good Counsel Our Lady of Grace Our Lady of Guadalupe Our Lady of Good Help Our Lady of Good Health

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    Pope Leo XIII’s 1891 encyclical letter Rerum Novarum‚ which advocated economic Distributism and condemned both Capitalism and Socialism‚ although its roots can be traced to the writings of Catholic thinkers such as St. Thomas Aquinas and St. Augustine of Hippo‚ and is also derived from concepts present in the Bible. * The Catholic Social Teaching has two basic characteristics‚ namely‚ being permanent and developing. * Permanent -Since the teachings are based on the Gospel‚ they offer

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    to 300 lb * ADULTS – 2900 lb to 3300 lb HEIGHT: HIPPOS MEASURE 3.3 TO 5.2 meters (11 to 17 feet long) long‚ including a tail of about 56 centimeters long (22 inches) in length and average about 1.5 meters tall at the shoulder (5 feet). The outer body covering of the hippopotamus has very little hair. The skin is around 6 inches think‚ which provides great protection from predators. The skin is essentially a shield for the hippo. The colour of the skin for the upper parts of the animal

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    CARBALLO‚ JOHN ERICK A. PROF. REY ATACADOR Ancient times Medieval Ages Modern Era Contemporary Times (7th Century B.C.) (8th – 16th A.D.) (17th -18th A.D.) (20th -21st Century A.D.) DETAILED TIMELINE: Ancient: (7th Century B.C. - 5th Century A.D.) Pre-Socratic (7th - 5th Century B.C.) Socratic (5th - 4th Century B.C.) Hellenistic (3rd Century B.C. - 3th Century A.D.) Roman (1st

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    Just War Theory starts with philosophers such as Aristotle and Cicero. Their first ideas of any war being ‘just’ involves the act of self-defence as the reason the war began. In their eyes‚ this reasoning made a war just. Ambrose of Milan and Augustine of Hippo developed this idea by coming up with a series of specifications for a war to be called ‘just’. They took this idea from the existing Roman ‘justum bellum’ and the Old Testament‚ where It has been said that God has consented to war or even commanded

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    The later Protestant Churches generally date their doctrinal separation from the Roman Catholic Church to the 16th century. The Reformation began as an attempt to reform the Roman Catholic Church‚ by priests who opposed what they perceived as false doctrines and ecclesiastic malpractice—especially the teaching and the sale of indulgences or the abuses thereof‚ and simony‚ the selling and buying of clerical offices—that the reformers saw as evidence of the systemic corruption of the Church’s hierarchy

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    been the efforts of scholars and thinkers to recognize and understand what the essence of human morality is. Some philosophers such as Thomas Hobbes believes that human beings are intrinsically evil; nonetheless‚ others philosophers such as Augustine of Hippo state that human nature is in a certain way divine since it is a reflection of God’s creation for excellence. Nowadays‚ almost all scholars agree with the idea that human moral nature is mix of good and evil. This duality of moral behavior

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