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In five pages this paper examines how evil is conceptualized by St. Augustine of Hippo in this early theological text. Three sour...
Victorinus by Plato. This seems to have moved Augustine from the point of simply musing about immortality into an assurance about ...
either good or evil. There was no "middle of the road" in this extreme religious philosophy. When Augustine was indulging in his...
the divine commands and the application of Mosaic tradition require a comparative view of these authors, their underlying purpose,...
but Augustine lacked "the sincere desire of being heard," so that when he got to Carthage the city seduced him (Portalie, 2004). ...
course, defines that which is proper conduct, it distinguishes right from wrong; morality points to proper behavior that serves so...
"the cauldron of competing doctrines which swirled at the heart of the early church...All medieval philosophers drew on his work, ...
death in the usual manner, but rather as a good looking young man who is apparently capable of falling in love with an attractive ...
is pleasure derived from worshiping the Triune God. In Book II, Augustine discusses further the subject of signs. He defines wha...
the bulk of his presentation. However, he devotes the second chapter to setting the "stage of Augustines mentoring of spiritual le...
and symbols, that is, how abstract ideas are communicated through the mediums of language, writing and also through visual communi...
choice of Adam and Eve to disobey Gods commandment (Law, 2007). According to Augustine, their acts brought about two crucial conse...
Shedd (1886) points out that Augustine is especially guilty of this in the last eight chapters/Books. This may be because the firs...
text. Augustine is explaining that he was more emotionally in tune with Greek classic literature than he was with his own spirit...
of the debt and obligations that put opposing pressures on it, sending it reeling toward its inevitable conclusion--calamity. ...
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 ...
engine of aesthetic development throughout Western Europe for much of history. This can be seen in the patronage of artists by Chr...
This research paper addresses some of religion's biggest question, such as "Will the world come to an end?" If one's rel...
Low High Wind 4 8 Photovoltaics 8 15.5 Biomass Electric 5 5 Solar Thermal Electric 8 15.5 Natural Gas 6 9 Coal ...
twenty-first century. Climate changes represent one of the top three biggest greenhouse-related health problems because of the wa...
the fact that humanity discounts its relationship to the natural world, but then MacIntyre shows how "even someone as perceptive a...
as complementary forces, they are - and have long been - destined to remain at opposite ends of the spectrum. Indeed, there has b...
of sustainability reflects the focal point of Capras (2002) perspective. The extent to which this seemingly beneficial concept fo...
at close quarters unmolested, as the wolves did not consider him to be a threat and, obviously, they did not consider him as suita...
use of or involvement with modern conveniences. Their choice to eschew the intrinsic benefits of contemporary technological advan...
argue how animals are, by nature, expendable when the issue in question costs man a desired commodity such as time, money or perso...
to the oceans environment due to red tide is something that affects each and every aspect of Alaskas waters, with particular empha...
Zimbabwe experience considerably increased incidence of domestic abuse than do women in the United States. Protection for these w...
agreement is created and the Israelis will still be without their land. In short, Israel was not making the most prudent choices ...
Castells (1997) perspective and add how the vast majority of the worlds communities look upon globalization as a positive and forw...