the truth about such a powerful being? There have been many ways that people have gone about seeking God. The ways in which some humans have sought the truth can be seen in famous works of literature. Such works include The Desert Fathers‚ The Rule of St. Benedict’s and On Free Choice and Will. The best way to seek the ultimate truth as God is by giving up temporal possessions and living with a community not going to extreme measures in order to try and discover the truth. The best way to discover
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St. Augustine is a fourth century philosopher whose groundbreaking philosophy infused Christian doctrine with Neoplatonism. He is famous for being an inimitable Catholic theologian and for his agnostic contributions to Western philosophy. He argues that skeptics have no basis for claiming to know that there is no knowledge. In a proof for existence similar to one later made famous by René Descartes‚ Augustine says‚ “[Even] If I am mistaken‚ I am.” He is the first Western philosopher to promote
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St. Augustine of Hippo was a theologian primarily in the third and fourth century CE. Born in North Africa‚ he had strong religious beliefs. He was a strong believer of God. According to St. Augustine‚ God was there for those who were considered good and did not cause any harm. He supported Christianity and described it in terms of freedom and sin. A great focus of his work‚ “City of Gods and Confessions”‚ was describing slavery and its existence. While many considered slavery an inhumane practice
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Kinds of Friendship according to St. Augustine A. Friendship is the highest expression of family. •Friendship begins in the family. •Augustine enjoys a loving relationship with his parents‚ particularly his mom. Augustine cared for his mother in her later years and was at her side when she died. He sees the example of child-parent relations in Jesus command to John when he was on the cross. •So that a human being might not be alone a system of friendship was created. Friendship begins with one’s
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dental materials. 11th ed. St. Louis: W.B. Saunders; 2003. 3. Aschheim KW‚ Dale BG. Esthetic dentistry: a clinical approach to techniques and materials. 2nd ed. St. Louis: Mosby; 2001. 4. Ash MM‚ Nelson SJ. Wheeler’s dental anatomy‚ physiology‚ and occlusion. 8th ed. Philadelphia: W.B. Saunders; 2003. 5. Ash MM‚ Ramfjord S. Occlusion. 4th ed. Philadelphia: Saunders; 1995. 6. Avery JK‚ Chiego DJ. Essentials of oral histology and embryology: a clinical approach. 3rd ed. St. Louis: Mosby‚ Elsevier; 2006
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famously known for his sculpture of David‚ his portrayal of Christian saints‚ prominently St. John The Evangelist‚ aided in defining the new world of Renaissance art by divulging into the characteristics of humanity‚ known as humanism. Donatello was able to bring that humanistic approach to artwork by masking the interpreted
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On October 17‚ 2017‚ our group visited St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York City. St. Patrick’s Cathedral is a popular tourist attraction because and is considered one of the most visible symbols of Roman Catholicism in New York City; it is located in Rockefeller Center‚ on the east side of Fifth Avenue between 50th and 51st Street. St. Patrick’s is the largest Neo-Gothic style Cathedral in North America. It is a striking indication of faith found within the soul of the city. After we marveled at
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Christians since the time of St. Augustine of Hippo. In The Confessions of St. Augustine‚ he initiates this premise and argues in its favor. Discourse about evil is based on the Christian theological teachings of the omniscience‚ omnipotence‚ and perfect benevolence of God as well as the understanding that evil is present in this world. Since these four concepts are contradictory‚ one of them must be rejected. Thus‚ St. Augustine argues that evil does not exist. I find St. Augustine’s explanation
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St. Ignatius of Loyola St. Ignatius of Loyola‚ the founder of the Society of Jesus‚ was born in 1491 in the Basque Country of Northern Spain to parents of distinguished families in that area. He was the youngest of 13 children and was called was called Iñigo. At the age of 15‚ he served as a page in the court of a local nobleman and later embraced a military career and became a valiant soldier. Wounded in battle by a cannonball‚ which broke one leg and injured the other‚ he was taken prisoner by
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Mount St. Helens. Mount St Helens is a volcano in a national park in Washington State‚ USA. It had been thought to be dormant for many years‚ until in 1980‚ when it suddenly burst to life. On March 20th‚ the huge volcano suddenly ‘woke up’ when there was a 4.1 Richter scale earthquake‚ and over the next 28 days‚ there were hundreds of other recordable earthquakes. On the 25th March‚ there were 22 significant earthquakes in just 8 hours. On March 27th‚ a huge earthquake ripped a massive crater
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