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times. By a rescript of Septimus Severus (193-211) all imperial subjects were forbidden under severe penalties to become Christian...

Christ. This theology is intrinsically connected with concepts concerning free will and the theological argument between "works" a...

of his time period would see the end of the one city, the city of man, and the reign of another, the city of God. One author state...

is still regarded as sacred ground. "The citys long journey across history started more than four millenia ago. Throughout the ag...

2001). In many ways St. Augustines life would serve as a bridge between pagan Rome and the Christian middle ages (ODonnell, 2001)...

the many delights of civilization, and thus showing Enkidu this type of pleasure is important (PG). Enkidu himself however sees i...

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

an integral part of the travelogue. These obstacles are met and either overcome, or the obstacles serve as catalysts to propel th...

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

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

with happiness, but the instant gratification achieved through immoral pleasure is not as good. It goes beyond that. Does one give...

engine of aesthetic development throughout Western Europe for much of history. This can be seen in the patronage of artists by Chr...

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...

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 ...

Shedd (1886) points out that Augustine is especially guilty of this in the last eight chapters/Books. This may be because the firs...

and symbols, that is, how abstract ideas are communicated through the mediums of language, writing and also through visual communi...

illustrates that while there is indeed merit to his conjecture, it nonetheless does not reflect the only manner by which human per...

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. ...

to 180 beats per minute (Keesling, 1999). The mind and body work synergistically to bring a woman to orgasm, utilizing thoughts, ...

those who would do evil. Augustine couched his ideas on government within his concept of two cities, an earthly city and a city o...

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...

his species - has long been a determinant of how advanced human beings have become throughout the ages. Fire established man as a...

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

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

Hobbes clearly addresses the notion of individualism and Social Contract Theory as they relate to the moral factor behind justice....

other less dramatic but insidious forces, we are left with Shen Tes cry for help. Like most works of art, Brechts play does not o...

to discern between what is true and what is opinion has led humanity toward incredible advances in knowledge over the last several...

born a Jew and lived under the Jewish law and system (Galatians 4:4). * Jesus life was characterized by service and humility (Phil...