One of the greatest things to learn about African History from the book The Kongolese Saint Anthony: Dona Beatriz Kimpa Vita and the Antonian Movement‚ 1684-1706 by John Thornton‚ is the way religion was introduced and spread throughout Kongo during the 1600’s. There are two main religions throughout the story‚ the traditional Kongolese and the newly introduced Catholicism. The split between the followers of these religions caused much turmoil and fighting in Kongo. Catholicism was originally introduced
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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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Augustine‚ although recognized as a saint today‚ was not always a man of great faith. For most of his life‚ he was tempted with sin‚ and he struggled to figure out who God was. In the earlier part of his life‚ he was fascinated by rhetoric. He admired famous rhetoricians‚ and he even wrote some works of his own‚ including The Confessions‚ in which he reveals the struggles he faced. Augustine’s attraction to rhetoricians is not something unfamiliar to a modern audience‚ as today it is something called
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Title: Crozier Head‚ Saint Michael Trampling the Serpent Culture: early Christian Date: 2nd quarter in 13th century Provenience: Limoges‚ France Material: copper-gilt and champlevẻ enamel Measurements: 10 ¾ x 2 7/8 x 5 ½ in. As a symbol of jurisdiction and authority of high ranking catholic prelates‚ the crozier or known as pastoral staff at times is inspired by the shepherd’s crook. It can be used as a walking stick for support in journeys and in churches before the introduction of seats
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About: Two strategies will offer alternative views‚ with techniques‚ advising on how to persuade people to contribute to your charity‚ by looking at the just world hypothesis (Lerna‚ 1970) and interventions using the theory of planned behaviour (Sutton‚2002) Upon evaluation of advantages and limitations‚ this poster will conclude. Altruism or Egoism? Types of pro-social behaviour: Altruism: A person’s motivation for helping is because they are empathetic and take a perspective of situations‚ so
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CONFESSIONS OF ST AUGUSTINE The Confessions is a spiritual autobiography‚ covering the first 35 years of Augustine’s life‚ with particular emphasis on Augustine’s spiritual development and how he accepted Christianity. The Confessions is divided into 13 books. Books 1 through 9 contain Augustine’s life story. Book 10 is an exploration of memory. Books 11 through 13 are detailed interpretations of the first chapter of Genesis‚ which describes the creation of the world. Book 1: Augustine’s infancy
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speech‚ Obama said: “In today’s wars‚ many more civilians are killed than soldiers; the seeds of future conflict are sown”. In order to prevent or stop genocide‚ you must commit one‚ however‚ it leads to the occurrence of another genocide in the future. War always has a victor and a looser. Consequently‚ the losers will have an inner urge to take revenge‚ and the losers are mostly relatives of the civilians or soldiers who perished in war. Therefore‚ going to war is like to sow a seed and wait
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Comparison between the “Enthroned Madonna with Saints” and “Virgin with child Enthroned” The “Enthroned Madonna with Saints” /The Ognissanti Madonna/or”Madonna in Maestà” was probably painted between 1305 -1310 for the Church of Ognissanti. The “Virgin with child Enthroned” was created around 1200- 1025. Both of them belong to the Uffizi Gallery‚ Florence. The Ognissanti Madonna is much bigger/3.25 x 2m/ and it was painted for the altar of the church of Ognissanti in Florence. Both pieces of art
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War is Hell A review of chapter 2‚ ’The Crime of War’ in Michael Walzer’s book‚ "Just and Unjust Wars: A moral argument with historical illustrations." Allen Lane 1997. In this chapter‚ Walzer discusses the cruelty of war and whether there can be any justification for such cruelty. He begins by distinguishing between the justice of war (jus ad bellum) and the justice in war (jus in bello). "War is always judged twice‚ first with reference to the reasons states have for fighting‚ secondly with
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both Saint Augustine in Confessions and Dante in Purgatorio go through religious journeys as they tell the story of their lives. Both have many similarities‚ such as having to undergo self-reflection as they strive towards knowing God. However‚ they are also different; while Dante’s journey happens in Purgatory‚ Augustine’s happens on Earth. Not all religious journeys are exactly the same‚ but many contain a lot of the same elements that help to classify them as religious journeys. Augustine and Dante’s
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