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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...
text in which he is painstakingly honest, demonstrates that his spiritual path was not easy. It is clear from the beginning that t...
the many delights of civilization, and thus showing Enkidu this type of pleasure is important (PG). Enkidu himself however sees i...
In six pages this paper discusses some student posed questions on philosophy and theology with science and natural harmony conside...
In five pages the ways in which anthropology is reflected in the philosophical works of Augustine and Plato are examined. Five so...
In eight pages this paper examines writings of St. Jerome, St. Augustine, and others in a consideration of the marriage concept an...
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...
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...
tells the reader that all the Romans desired, and more, would actually be found in the City of God. This is not to say that moneta...
with happiness, but the instant gratification achieved through immoral pleasure is not as good. It goes beyond that. Does one give...
not make up an ethical life. Rather, he based his ideas on his own ideas concerning reason, but he did so within the context of hi...
still prevalent in Christian theology, that the all of scripture if divinely inspired and therefore completely correct. On the o...
fictional historical account, as the author uses a host of unusual situations and characters to dramatize historical interpretatio...
born a Jew and lived under the Jewish law and system (Galatians 4:4). * Jesus life was characterized by service and humility (Phil...
and with that has come an interest in spirituality itself, outside of any religious context. It is this search for a truth that m...
"the cauldron of competing doctrines which swirled at the heart of the early church...All medieval philosophers drew on his work, ...
the divine commands and the application of Mosaic tradition require a comparative view of these authors, their underlying purpose,...
course, defines that which is proper conduct, it distinguishes right from wrong; morality points to proper behavior that serves so...
death in the usual manner, but rather as a good looking young man who is apparently capable of falling in love with an attractive ...
Shedd (1886) points out that Augustine is especially guilty of this in the last eight chapters/Books. This may be because the firs...
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...
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...
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. ...
engine of aesthetic development throughout Western Europe for much of history. This can be seen in the patronage of artists by Chr...
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 ...