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41 Cards in this Set
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The Way of the Saint
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1. deticates life to God
2. World live in fallen adn broken 3. Want to raise ppl to higher world 4. need God to change 5. sucess(worldly) does not = true sucess |
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Augustine full name
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Aaurelius Augustinus
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Augustine birth date and place
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354 AD
in Thagaste, Providence Numidia (Roman N. Africa) |
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Modern town of Thagaste
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Souk Ahras
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Augustine's father's name
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Patricius
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Describe Augustine's father
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1. Wanted best for son: to get out of town and become socially upward
2. He scraped $ to give Aug. ED 3. religion: pagon but RELIGIOUS SCEPTIC (believed religion fraud 4. Unfaithful to mother 5. Hot tempered (5. Later converted to wif'e religion: Christianity) |
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Name of Augustine's Mother
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(St. )Monica
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Describe St. Monica
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1. devote Christian
2. Had vision(angel) say Aug. would convert to christianity 3. 'helocopter' parent 4. Aug. looked up to her |
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After left Thagaste for first time at what age where did Aug go
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at 14-15 attended University in Madura for 1 yr
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Why did only attend school in Madura for one year
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ran out of money
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Why did only attend school in Madura for one year
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ran out of money
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After ran out of money in Madura where did go
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Back to Thagaste
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How long after returning to Thagaste did Aug. leave and where to
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1 year later(age 16/17) when to great city of Carthage
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When did father die, and take common law wife
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372 AD, when Aug. in carthage
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Name of Aug. illagitamate son
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Adeodatus
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In carthage Aug. joins who in what year
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372 joins Manichees as 'Hearer"
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What are the beliefs of the Manichees
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1. God not perfect
2. NOT CHRISTIAN(competators) 3.Universe divided light VS dark(Eternal struggle and no not outcome)* problem: no hope 4. ONly way for light to win is for all to get on light side(hence Aug thought Manichees as good people) 5. Physical body=prison for human soul 6.Answer to BIG Q(Why is there evil, Why do bad things happen): Evil FORCES in doer and drive him to do evil-You and God not responsible for evil(sin) |
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Returns to Thagaste as a teacher in what year after being where
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coming from Carthage(studied in University) to teach in Thagaste in 375
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in 376 what does Aug do
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Return to Carthage becasue students in Thagaste horrible
(it is no better in Carthage) |
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383 who comes
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Faustus: nig guy in Manicheen church
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What does Aug. think of Faustus after hear him
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thinks Faustus fraud unkowingly(big words but not answer A. questions)
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After Faustus comes how does Aug. think of the manichees
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Intellectually gives up on Manichees but stays with because of good/friendly people
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After teach in carthage...
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Aug. tricks mother and goes to Rome to teach(told students better) but students not better there
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After teach in Rome..where does aug have world sucess
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In Milan-like a law professor, but not know meaning of life
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385 AD what does mother do
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Comes to Milan and 1. engineers common law wife to Africa 2. Engaged to marry young Heiress in 2 yrs,$-(but does not wait for her)
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What happens in 386 AD
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Aug converted to Christianity
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When is Aug baptised
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Easter Mass 387 AD
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388 where does Aug move to from Milan
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Rome(resigned job)
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After resigned job where to...
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Rome-->Thagaste-->391 AD Hippo(N. Africa)
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What does Aug. plan to do in Hippo
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Was ordained priest and plan to start monistary
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What actually happens in Hippo
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395 Aug becomes Bishop of Hippo for rest of life
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In hippo what conflcts does Aug get in with
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Depate in N. Africa-1. VS Donatists(wanted perfect church)
Depate in world- Diadetion period caused conflict of re-ordination of those who gave into Romans will |
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Writing Continue
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399- wrote De Trinitate
410- wrote Vandals Sack Rome |
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What year and where write Confessions
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Writes confessions in Hippo in 397 AD at age 43
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About Confessions
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-thought dying
-wrote to God -confessions of life up to conversion -wanted read by public -"Interior Autobiography" |
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Themes in Confessions
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- Reason, Will, Desire=problems that occur.
Reason-intellect gets in way cuz imperfect Desire- SIN, only fully satisfied in God EX: Pears-why sin knowingly |
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Depate in scriptures: Q: Trinity, *Incarnation-How god and mortal Christ relate
Platonists' vs Augustine's beliefs |
(Aug. usually agreed with Platonists, but on this!)
Platonists believed: Absolute perfection, wisdom, goodness, beauty We have fallen from perfection to humanity, and goal of existance is to get back to perfection(only truly wise can get back) Augustine: Humanity gets back to perfection through incarnation(Christ is the mediator-why must be god and mortal to bridge gap) |
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Book Inserts: common themes and ideas of Augustine
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pg. 3 his life= striving to find ultimate rest. This is what Confessions is all about: Final peace in God. And he found this when converted
p 4 God= Creator of all p 4 Aug. asks retorical Qs to God though he knows the answer p4 Gods mind is set p 5 God is outside of creation, He is in eternity p 6 Thank God first p 6 God is source of life and all good things p 7 Humans serve self first. This is not what God intended but it is what we are= original sin(it is not genetic but way we are because of the fall) p 10 Boyhood came to me, i had no choice p10 Using your miond is given to humanity naturally p 10/11 boys idleness ie. in school p 12 Held off baptism becasue can sin up to baptism p 13 molded into great christian mind p 13 disliked school, could not read greek p 15 Punishing Kids is not how to teach. Excite their curiosity p 16 Learned lesson from Youth p 16 ie He ends with a prayer p 19 humans= not matter what say, just deliver it!ie judge p 20/21 tells of the goodness of God p 25 does not want to marry p 27 relationship with father: regrets father not caring about his spiritual needs p 28 BEats self up: did not know sin at the time p 28 Mother thought study would aid in coming to faith p 29 Pears= why sin even know wrong(answer p 30: choose momentary pleasure over higher good)...p 33 thrill acting against Gods law and seeing if can get away( and groups influence) p 33(theme with pg 30) no happiness without God p 37 sins, wants momentary pleasure and blessings of being a perfect boy p 40 profound effect of Cicero's Hortensius:gave purpose and ambition, turned towards God more p 42 Aug. saw God as literally just a man p 42 joins Manichees cuz have answers p 55 remember he is looking back on his life p 55 profession= how to make a pleasing speech p 56 love astrology p 57 told astrology nonsense but not listen. believed Force of Chance in life p 58/59 After in Thagates teaching Nepredius(close friend) dies p 60 Manicheen belief= no help in sorrow p 61 goes to carthage to move on p 63 soul heals and Q where to put his trust p 65 Thank God for all he has p 65 things of world die and hot make happy p 65 Beauty in life from God p 66 Manicheens say beauty not from God p 66 mention of book wrote: De Pulchro et Apto p 67 Beauty vs beautiful. Beauty is immaterial p 70 Thank God could change his life p 70 Aristotles ten catigories p 75 Roman 1:20 See GOd through beauty of World p 75 Cannot escape presence of God p 76 Had doubts. Manichees said wait for Foustas who will answer Qs p 78 think Fuastas froud p 78 have trouble believing against what Reason taught p 809 goes to rome--> carthage p 82 manichees not true but stay with p 95 Goes to Milan and good job with goood kids, but tired and frustrated: Still bug questions bugging him p 95 Monica has vision Aug. will become christian p 96 Monica show devote to christian chrch by customs p 97 Aug. realized Ambrose(of Christian chirch) stuidied books too(not what expected)... starting to realize christian chirch not what thought p 99 went to church; liked to listen to Ambrose p 100 Perferring Catholic doctrine vs Manicheen: Catholioc not against reason like M, just not suppoerted p 102 realizing things of world not = permanent happiness p 103 Friend Alypius= gambler and teachings of Aug. in class and God helped Alypius stop p 105 Alypius went back to gambling p 107 Alypius is tax collector (made to do by father) and no one likes p 109 Catholic docterine works with Aug. reason p 109 where get truth? p 110 Aug. want to be Govoner and get married(put away common law wife)-Alypius not want him to marry p 111 honor in marriage p 112 did not wait for future wife: know wrong p 115 platonists have some truth p 117 God immaterial substance p 118 Finally rejects astrology(struggle on journey to christianity) p 131 intellectual conversion p 141 honors of man no longer have hold on him p 142 now believes in eternal life p 144 lust holds him back from converting p 145 Aug. wants to quit job p 165 son Adeoditus dies p 1.. Monica dies Book ends with "better late than never" |
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What holds him back from converting
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lust
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St Anthony
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Egyptian converted to christianity, by listening to story
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In Ostia what happened
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vision of glory of GOd. vs plutonic belief:communial (ppl and of word not feeling)
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