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Kierkegaard, Augustine of Hippo, and Faith

In seven pages faith as described in Fear and Trembling by Kierkegaard and Confessions by St. Augustine are contrasted and compare...

God's Existence and the Perspectives of David Hume, William Paley, Rene Descartes, and Augustine of Hippo

In six pages this research paper contrasts and compares these men's philosophical perspectives on God's existence. Four sources a...

Confessions by Augustine of Hippo

back by the love of temporal pleasure" (Augustine 167). In accepting Christianity, Augustine records that he "no longer desired a ...

Meet Joe Black, the Confessions of Augustine of Hippo, and Transformation

death in the usual manner, but rather as a good looking young man who is apparently capable of falling in love with an attractive ...

Contributions of Augustine of Hippo

like St. Augustine, a man from centuries before, was of the same mind, he clearly would have influenced the people and made them s...

The Influence of Thomas Aquinas and Augustine of Hippo

still prevalent in Christian theology, that the all of scripture if divinely inspired and therefore completely correct. On the o...

Tutorial on Peter Abelard and Saint Augustine of Hippo

nine Books relate Augustines life up to the death of his mother and then, the story takes an abrupt turn as Augustine puts forth h...

Manicheism Rejected Gradually by St. Augustine

This paper consists of six pages and considers how Manicheism is gradually rejected by St. Augustine in an examination of the fift...

Did Plato Influence St. Augustine

truly understand Gods word: "I ask Thee, my God: pardon my sins, and as Thou didst grant to Thy servant to speak those words, gran...

Confessions Book I

African parents. His mother was Catholic and his father converted to Christianity in his later years. As a boy, Augustine studied ...

Plato's Influence On St. Augustine

can be found in many church doctrines today (Fisher, 2006). Augustine was a seeker of truth throughout his life (Smitha, 1998). H...

Augustine's View of Humanity

to Augustine, this transformative power for human beings is so profound that, once it occurs, the Christian can "love and do whate...

Memory in the Tenth Book of Confessions by St. Augustine

not be found unless it were in ones memory. Chapter XIX tells what it is to remember. In Augustines...

Evil and Philosophy II

In six pages this paper discusses evil in the world in a consideration of philosophical perspectives offered in the Bible, Night b...

God Exists According to the Arguments of Saint Augustine

something greater than humans and that is God (Donati, 2002). He offers further proof through mathematical concepts, for instance,...

God & The Existence of Evil

choice of Adam and Eve to disobey Gods commandment (Law, 2007). According to Augustine, their acts brought about two crucial conse...

Evil as a Theme in Chaucer's Canterbury Tales and Dante's Divine Comedy

A research paper addressing the portrayal of evil in Dante's Divine Comedy and Chaucer's Canterbury Tales. The author draws the c...

Jewish Concept of Evil

Jews maintains a direct relation to the way in which the state of Israel exists. The combination of fear and dread that consumes ...

The Tragedy of King Richard III by William Shakespeare and the Evil Protagonist

In five pages this paper presents a psychological analysis of Shakespeare's evil protagonist Richard III....

Evil and Theodicy

the ultimate good. If God has created finite spirits endowed with free will, it must be expected that this free will is going to...

The Early Christians and the Ancient Greeks Comparing Their Gods

Looking at Saint Augustine's 'Confessions' and Homer's 'The Iliad', the author finds characters and situations that represent the ...

Analyzing the Tribute by Augustine to Monica, His Mother

debate in terms of wanting a peaceful and inner spiritual life and letting go of his past indiscretions (St. Augustine, Bishop of ...

Peace as Defined by St. Augustine

as family, friends and personal interests, such as hobbies and projects, ahead of work related issues imposed by others, people ca...

Early Christian Theology and Jesus

However, the historical record indicates that it was not long before the image of Jesus began to be detached from the historical J...

The Great Divorce by C.S. Lewis

In five pages Augustine's influence and the significance of the heaven and hell bus ride iare considered in this overview of Lewis...

Cape Fear Films, Sin According to Saint Augustine, and Manicheism

In five pages this paper considers the original Cape Fear film and its remake in an examination of changing times, Augustine's and...

St. Augustine's Confessions and Concepts of Eternity and Time in Book XI

that it does not exist, a word can be a sign that signifies nothing. God, on the other hand, is omnipotent. He is omnificent. T...

The Similarities in Thinking of Bonhoeffer, Luther, and Augustine

In a paper consisting of six pages the writer argues that despite living in different times these men's concepts and thoughts were...

God and Saint Augustine

In a paper that consists of five pages St. Augustine's concept of God is explored along with a consideration of its rationale in o...

Man's Nature According to Thomas Hobbes

In four pages this paper examines how Hobbes viewed man's nature in a contrast with St. Augustine's philosophy. Three sources are...