PHH 4200 January 15‚ 2009 St. Augustine and Avicenna St Augustine and Avicenna both believe in the existence of the one true eternal God. They both believe that God is the creator of all things and that He is greater than all of His creation. Both Augustine and Avicenna also see God as an unchanging and incorruptible entity. However‚ in spite of all of their similarities‚ Avicenna and Augustine differ significantly in their philosophies of the existence of God. St. Augustine believes that God
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Summary of St. Thomas Aquinas’ 5 Ways of Proving God’s Existence In the thirteenth century‚ St. Thomas Aquinas formulated the famous ‘Five Ways’ of proving God’s existence. These five ways were not regarded as proofs in a scientific way but rather it is a step‚ in the sense of believing God. The ‘Five Ways’ are: First‚ The Argument of Unmoved Mover. It states that whatever is in motion is moved by another thing; that thing is also moved by something. So‚ in order to prevent continuity‚ you
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The Spanish Military Hospital was established during the second Spanish period‚ from 1784 to 1821. It is located in St. Augustine‚ Florida. The Spanish doctors were experts in the field of medicine. When the Moors invaded Spain‚ they taught the Spanish important skills that would make their medical procedures much more successful. They were required to go through 11 to 13 years of education before becoming a practicing physician. The technique of washing their hands before treating a patient‚ and
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was inspired to be a priest when he saw a monk beneath the Benedictine Abbey. At his teenage years‚ he is in a school in Palencia‚ Spain to learn about God‚ Jesus and the Manuscripts. Also he still continued to help the poor even it will cost his clothes‚ furniture even his beloved manuscripts just to help the needy. Until Father Diego de Acebo invited him to continue his studies in a convent in Osma‚ Spain and also to fulfill his dreams as a priest. After his studies‚ he accompanied Father Diego on
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Lundin‚ Ph.D.‚ Harry Paul‚ and John Christensen A Summary by Michael Alberico Mary Jane and Dan had moved their family to Seattle‚ do to Dan’s new job which he loved and would come home every night and just talk about it. Mary Jane had taken a managerial position at First Guarantee. However‚ less than a year later tragedy struck. Dan died suddenly from a burst aneurysm. FIRST GUARANTEE FINANCIAL Mary Jane was known for her great work ethic. She was a good manager who listened carefully
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Mary Whiton Calkins What does it take to be number one? As we know everyone loves a winner. Most people if they were asked who the fastest man in the world was? They would correctly answer with the name Usain Bolt. Nobody remembers number two right? However‚ let us imagine Mr. Bolt being told that he could compete in track and field but he could not officially win any medal because he was Jamaican. Sounds far-fetched today and against our values and everything we stand for in the 21st
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St. Thomas Aquinas The Five Ways of the Summa Theologica was written by St. Thomas Aquinas. In this writing Aquinas argues against two objections of the existence of a God and provides five arguments in which he believes to solidify the idea that God does exist‚ further disproving these objections. Aquinas’s first argument for the existence of God is that of motion. To Aquinas‚ everything is in motion and motion must start from somewhere. He explains that nothing can be moved without something
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not meet the criteria of their civilization. In St. Benedict’s Rule for Monasteries a sharp division is established between what constitutes being a monk and abiding by the rules and the outside world of secular Christians. While in the Franciscan Order there are distinction between the monks and the secular Christians but it is not as well defined and there are constant
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transformed and made anew by Christ Jesus who struck him blind after killing and persecuting Jesus’ followers and witnesses. Saul‚ who became one of the greatest threats to the flourishing faith in Christ Jesus‚ was converted into a person recognized as St. Paul. From becoming a threat and a persecutor‚ he became a pillar and an avid advocate of Christianity. As the Scripture says‚ “God has made everything appropriate in its time.” (Ecclesiastes 3:11) God has planned everything according to His perfect
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St. Cyril was born in AD 376. He was the nephew of Pope Theophilus‚ the 23rd Pope of Alexandria. He spent five years as a monk and learned the spiritual depth of the monastic fathers‚ in Nitria‚ in the western desert of Egypt. He was summoned to Alexandria by his uncle who ordained him a priest. Later‚ he became known as a great preacher. When Pope Theophilus departed‚ Cyril was chosen to lead the Church and became the 24th Pope of Alexandria in AD 412‚ at the age of 36. He began to speak against
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