what ways did Plato and Aristotle influence Augustine and Aquinas? a. St. Augustine was taught philosophy by Bishop Ambrose who studied Platonism. St. Augustine was one of the first to bring together faith and reason. He revolutionized Plato’s two world view and divided line. In the divided line he changed the good to god‚ said the forms are in gods mind‚ and that god is the only one who can make sensible objects possible. In the two world view St. Augustine said that not all activity is physical‚ there
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good and not responsible for evil or suffering. Augustine of Hippo was the first to develop the theodicy. He rejected the idea that evil exists in itself‚ instead regarding it as a corruption of goodness‚ caused by humanity’s abuse of free will. Augustine believed in the existence of a physical Hell as a punishment for sin‚ but argued that those who choose to accept the salvation of Jesus Christ will go to Heaven. Thomas Aquinas‚ influenced by Augustine‚ proposed a similar theodicy based on the view
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Divine Benevolence and Divine Brutality Divine benevolence (God as loving partner) and divine brutality (God as warrior) really are compatible. God is a warrior because he is a loving partner. Take a father and his son‚ for example. A father disciplines and corrects his child because he loves him and wants to protect him. God is the same way. Hebrews 12:6 says‚ “For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth.” God punishes those that he loves. Divine benevolence and diving brutality are seen in
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the reader into the development of history‚ which is a uniquely western idea. Augustine’s Confessions uses this story as an autobiography to describe his distinctions between his ideas of Inner and Outer Man‚ which he reflects through his various books. He also uses the distinction between his books to describe his life as a pilgrimage from the City of Man to the City of God. In Augustine’s Confessions‚ books I-IX describes Augustine’s life and places an emphasis on his idea of contemptu mundi
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Kelvin Kublall Feb‚ 4/2013 History of Christianity Confessions of St. Patrick St. Patricks story is a quite dramatized one‚ it speaks about the great things he has passed through. St. Patrick was one of the first and most influential missionaries to Ireland‚ bravely entering this superstitious and violent country to bring the healing balm of the gospel. Firstly He was born in Great Britain nearing the end of the fourth century. He was the son of Calpornius‚ who was a deacon and decurion. Patrick
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Saint Augustine of Hippo was a very influential theologian in early Church history. Augustine had many profound ideas that continue to stand in our churches today. He is a man who had a stirring conversion to the Christian faith. Augustine struggled with many ideas‚ being determined to find the Truth in the World. His early life was full of radical ideas and rebellion‚ which helped guide Augustine later to his final teachings. Augustine argues in his book‚ Late Have I Loved Thee‚ that love is the
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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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Augustine’s Confessions Essay 1 The Confessions is a work by Augustine that outlines his sinful youth and conversion to Christianity. Augustine wrote it between 397 and 401 while serving as the bishop of Hippo Regius. In his book‚ Augustine gives an account of his own life from birth up to that point. He then wrote about other matters such as the creation of the world‚ memory and time. A big segment of the book is spent on Augustine’s confession of sins that he had struggled with and how he had
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Christian Wollenberg March 7‚ 2014 Mr. Jo Christian Heritage Augustine and the Pear Tree “There was a pear tree near out vineyard‚ full of fruit‚ but it was not tempting because of its taste or appearance. Many of us lewd young me went late one night (having prolonged our street sports as was our custom) to shake and rob that tree. We took huge loads‚ not so we could eat them‚ and after tasting the pears‚ we threw the‚ to the hogs. We did this because we wanted to and because it was prohibited
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their piety‚ while those around them know otherwise. The perfect example of such a person is Nora in "First Confession" by Frank O’Connor. Nora’s hypocrisy is shown in her actions‚ her speech‚ and in the way her brother Jackie thinks of her. A prime example of Nora’s actions proclaiming her hypocrisy is a series of events surrounding her and Jackie’s trip to the church for confession. Jackie tells of Nora "hurling me through the church door." Then‚ when she enters the church‚ Nora acts very good
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