It affected Augustine's thinking because of the question of how to be a real Christian; it’s so because monasticism called for people to completely leave the civilization, family, sex, career, and marriage, in order to follow Christ faithfully. The question was; was it necessary to leave all that behind because of the faith?
2. What were the conditions that led Augustine to compose On the City of God?
The sack of Rome provoked Augustine to write about the apologetics against paganism in On the City of God
3. What were some of the main ideas of the Manichees? What made these ideas attractive to the young Augustine?
Augustine was attracted by the power of Evil. He wanted to know where it comes from, and it appealed to Augustine’s sense that the Bible was not worthy for philosophers. Augustine was persuaded by the Manichees …show more content…
Some bishops had cooperated with the authorities, and others had pretended to do so by handing over copies of heretical writings instead. Those who handed them over are called traitors. Donatist refused to recognize a traitor had authority in the church.
7. What were Augustine's primary theological arguments against the Donatists?
The holiness that Donatists have possessed was now destroyed by their schism. Unity is a primary characteristic of the church, and to violate that unity, is to violate the essentials of Christian charity. Augustine argued that the Donatist notion that the sacraments administered by a sinful priest or bishop were invalid. He said that Jesus Christ is the source of any grace conveyed in sacramental actions. Therefore, even when a minister is guilty of the gravest sins, the effectiveness of the sacraments themselves remains unchanged
8. What were the main ideas of the monk Pelagius? What were Augustine's primary theological arguments against
2. What were the conditions that led Augustine to compose On the City of God?
The sack of Rome provoked Augustine to write about the apologetics against paganism in On the City of God
3. What were some of the main ideas of the Manichees? What made these ideas attractive to the young Augustine?
Augustine was attracted by the power of Evil. He wanted to know where it comes from, and it appealed to Augustine’s sense that the Bible was not worthy for philosophers. Augustine was persuaded by the Manichees …show more content…
Some bishops had cooperated with the authorities, and others had pretended to do so by handing over copies of heretical writings instead. Those who handed them over are called traitors. Donatist refused to recognize a traitor had authority in the church.
7. What were Augustine's primary theological arguments against the Donatists?
The holiness that Donatists have possessed was now destroyed by their schism. Unity is a primary characteristic of the church, and to violate that unity, is to violate the essentials of Christian charity. Augustine argued that the Donatist notion that the sacraments administered by a sinful priest or bishop were invalid. He said that Jesus Christ is the source of any grace conveyed in sacramental actions. Therefore, even when a minister is guilty of the gravest sins, the effectiveness of the sacraments themselves remains unchanged
8. What were the main ideas of the monk Pelagius? What were Augustine's primary theological arguments against