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God's Existence and Morality

course, defines that which is proper conduct, it distinguishes right from wrong; morality points to proper behavior that serves so...

Mosaic Tradition and Divine Command and the Mosaic Tradition: Maimonides, Al-Ghazali and Augustine

the divine commands and the application of Mosaic tradition require a comparative view of these authors, their underlying purpose,...

Doctrine of the Trinity and Saint Augustine

either good or evil. There was no "middle of the road" in this extreme religious philosophy. When Augustine was indulging in his...

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...

Natural Law and How It Developed

also wrote that one could live justly only if they lived in a just society (Beck, n.d.). Plato had a number of caveats about a jus...

Augustine of Hippo and Evil

"middle of the road" in this extreme religious philosophy. When Augustine was indulging in his sinful or evil behavior, he mainta...

Introduction to Early Christianity

crucial doctrines as creation, incarnation and resurrection (61). Born around 130 A.D., Irenaeus of Lyons was primarily a pastor...

Lust According to Saint Augustine

Augustine, himself, mentions his own difficulties in struggling to overcome his own lustful desires in Book III of Confessions. Du...

Free Will and Saint Augustine

n.d.). God knew that humans would use their free will for evil but He also knew that good would emerge through His Grace (Anderson...

Saint Augustine and the Conversion Experience

the human soul, the other for evil and matter, including the body(Gilson 3-66). However, when he became dissatisfied with the mat...

Literature of the Medieval Period

seems to be known about the education of Mark. The author of this gospel is believed to have been John Mark, the cousin of Barnaba...

TV Viewing's Pros and Cons

and other shows have introduced a world of learning to toddlers and the preschool set. There are educational shows for adults and ...

'Evil' Problem and Confessions of Saint Augustine

In five pages this paper examines how evil is conceptualized by St. Augustine of Hippo in this early theological text. Three sour...

Augustine and Plato

Victorinus by Plato. This seems to have moved Augustine from the point of simply musing about immortality into an assurance about ...

Analyzing A History of the World in 10 1/2 Chapters by Julian Barnes

fictional historical account, as the author uses a host of unusual situations and characters to dramatize historical interpretatio...

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...

Church's Perspective on War

In face of the overwhelming number of verses in the Holy Bible that tell Christians they are not supposed to use force, how do we ...

Potential Impact Of Greenhouse Gases: Combating The Problem In Monroe, MI And Toledo, OH

twenty-first century. Climate changes represent one of the top three biggest greenhouse-related health problems because of the wa...

Capra's "The Hidden Connections"

of sustainability reflects the focal point of Capras (2002) perspective. The extent to which this seemingly beneficial concept fo...

Roles of Animals in Nature & Human Lives

at close quarters unmolested, as the wolves did not consider him to be a threat and, obviously, they did not consider him as suita...

Green Data Center

Low High Wind 4 8 Photovoltaics 8 15.5 Biomass Electric 5 5 Solar Thermal Electric 8 15.5 Natural Gas 6 9 Coal ...

Science: The Only Viable Way To Knowledge?

as complementary forces, they are - and have long been - destined to remain at opposite ends of the spectrum. Indeed, there has b...

Apocalptic Literature/Daniel and Revelation

This research paper addresses some of religion's biggest question, such as "Will the world come to an end?" If one's rel...

MacIntyre, Dependent Rational Animals

the fact that humanity discounts its relationship to the natural world, but then MacIntyre shows how "even someone as perceptive a...

Manatees: Man's Absent Stewardship

argue how animals are, by nature, expendable when the issue in question costs man a desired commodity such as time, money or perso...

Aggression, Domestic Violence And The Cycle Of Abuse

Zimbabwe experience considerably increased incidence of domestic abuse than do women in the United States. Protection for these w...

Manuel Castells' "The Power Of Identity" - Literature Review

Castells (1997) perspective and add how the vast majority of the worlds communities look upon globalization as a positive and forw...

Civil Rights, Slavery Versus "Free" Citizens

When the Reconstruction Period arrived, it looked as though blacks were going to regain their inherent rights as free citizens alo...

Israel's Land For Peace Approach: How Much Is Enough?

agreement is created and the Israelis will still be without their land. In short, Israel was not making the most prudent choices ...

The Amish Culture

use of or involvement with modern conveniences. Their choice to eschew the intrinsic benefits of contemporary technological advan...