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10 Cards in this Set
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The Decline of Rome
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-AD 476
-Constantinople -refer to page 235 -Augustine in Roman North Africa -Boethius in Ravenna -writings of both men |
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Augustine of Hippo
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-greatest writer of Christian Latin West
-b. 354 in N. Africa -"The City of God" -history had a direction willed by God and that 'in the end' all would be made right as the city of man gave way to the city of God -one of most influential philosophies of history in western world |
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Augustine of Hippo and Christianity
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-emphasized absolute majesty of God, the immutability of God's will, and the flawed state of the human condition
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Augustine of Hippo and theology
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-history moves in a straight line in a drirection from its origin in God until it ends, again in God, at consumation o fhistory in the Last Judgement
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Agustine of Hippo and self-reflective writing
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-"Confessions" - writes of God
-intimate self-scrutiny and inquiry in the significance of life were new -analysis of his spiritual and intellectual development |
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3 meanings of "Confessions"
what is it |
1. confession of sin
2. act of faith in God 3. confession of praise -long meditation on hidden grace of God -beginning of autobiography |
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Boethius
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-Ravenna
-wrote "The Consolation of Philosophy" |
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"The Consolation of Philosophy"
concepts |
-Beothius
-avoid self-pity, face troubles with serenity and hope -human freedom exists -Christian themes - never actually mentions Christian doctrine |
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"The Consolation of Philosophy"
impact |
-Boethius
-one of the most widely read and influential works of Middle Ages |
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"The Consolation of Philosophy"
question posed |
Q. how canone reconcile human freedom with the notion of al all-knowing God
A. look at the problem from the point of view of God, not from the humna vantage point -God sees everything at once |