Though famous as a theologian‚ St. Thomas also hat1 a trcmendous grasp of the content of Scripture. His extensive knowledge probably gave birth to the story that he had memorized the whole Latin Bible. In theory St. Thomas‚ as Augustine before him‚ believed that theological reasoning must be based only on the literal sense of Scripture. Yet in his SUVZVZU ‘Theologica St. Thomas declares: God is the Author of Holy Scripture. He has given a meaning not only to the words but to the things they signify
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Natalie McNulty Outline the Key features of the Just War Theory The base of the 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
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Running head: Biography of Cicero 1 Biography of Cicero Bruce Hovey 11/15/2011 Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire Kenneth Merschbrock Mid America Nazarene University Biography of Cicero 2 Biography of Cicero Marcus Tullius Cicero‚ perhaps the greatest orator of Ancient Rome‚ was born on January 3d‚ 106 B.C. in the town of Arpinium‚ about 70 miles from Rome. Although his family had achieved some measure of wealth by the time of his birth‚ none had ever been
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Just war theory Just War theory demands that for war to be justified a state must fulfil each of the following 6 requirements: (1) Just cause‚ (2) Legitimate Authority‚ (3) Right intention‚ (4) Likelihood of Success‚ (5) Proportionality and (6) Last resort. Just war theory was developed by theologians Augustine and Aquinas. This will be further discussed in the essay. In addition to this these 6 requirements can be categorised in 3 parts – Jus ad bellum‚ Jus in bello and Jus post bellum The
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When interested in the religious culture of medieval Europe in late antiquity‚ “The Cult of Saints” by Peter Brown is a magnificent source to turn to. Among receiving honorary degrees‚ prizes and book awards‚ Brown is also a historian at Princeton University who focuses on social and religious aspects of medieval Europe. Brown critically analysis the significance of saints and their holy remains to the people of Europe following the fall of the Roman Empire. These sacred figures in Christianity heavily
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Just war theory explains the issues of justice in religious‚ political‚ and philosophical aspects. It is a notion that does refer not only on the aspect of getting the answer whether the war is just‚ but also it helps understand the answer why or the reason for war in the society. In the common phenomena‚ just war theory refers to war by itself has no negative impact and it can even just or have positive side at given situations. Most people do percept the issue of war as something bad and destructive
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One must take careful consideration before acting‚ because the aftermath can lead to a chain of events whose consequences can be disastrous. Nino Ricci’s Lives of the Saints is an excellent example of how the consequences of a person’s actions can affect everyone around them‚ including themselves. First‚ Cristina makes several choices throughout the novel that not only reflect her thoughtlessness‚ but her inability to see that it affects people beyond herself. The repercussions of Cristina’s actions
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The “Propoganda of Saints in the Middle Ages” article‚ written by Esther Cohen‚ goes over many of the methods the Catholic Church employed to gain power over the people in Europe. Cohen goes through the middle ages by describing how the Catholic Church was spreading its faith; mainly through the use of propaganda. An Age of Faith took place between the fall of the Roman Empire and the discovery of America. Cohen describes how the in the early years of the church‚ martyred Christians rapidly assumed
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CASE ONE WHISTLE BLOWERS : SAINTS OR SINNER? 1) Do you believe that whistle-blowing is good for organizations and its members‚ or is it‚ as David Stetler believes‚ often a means to extort large financial gains from companies? Is having a strong ethics whether they are ethical or unethical practices make it easier for a person to take action than for that person to process the making of decisions and choices for today ‘s ethically working environment? I feel that in this case of Douglas Durand
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Saint Dominic Help some of the most injured children and adults with Dominic. In the book Saint Dominic by Mary Fabyan Windeatt is an incredible story of a boy who will struggle through his life diseases wars and hunger. Dominic needs to discover what will become of him and his parents in life. He studies long hard hours of theology and Arts to strive to create a new order of monks to serve God. Join Dominic in his exciting adventure to become a Saint. Dominic loves his school and studies
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