Augustine of Hippo

The Visigoths sacked Rome in the year of 410 A.D. The Pagans held the Christians responsible for the fall of the Roman Empire. Augustine of Hippo was a man of religious faith, in which he writes a book called The City of God. In his work, The City of God, he defends Christianity against the accusations made by the Pagans. He bases this book off of to two cities which are known as the Heavenly City and The Earthly City. Each of these cities are constructed on either a love of god or a love of…

philosophers, theologians, and scholars have left their mark on society throughout the years, it is arguable that very few managed to spark modern thought and formulate strong ideologies such as the Greek philosopher Aristotle, and the theologian St. Augustine of Hippo. Both of these philosophers worked to understand the true concept of eudaimonia in our everyday lives, and how living a virtuous life will impact an everyday person. While some might argue how Aristotle’s works actually influenced…

Annotated List A. People 1. Tertullian (195-220 CE) Lawyer and Author who wrote a number of treatises in defense of the faith against pagans, and in defense of orthodoxy against various heresies; advocate of the authority of the church. Coined the formulas that would eventually become the hallmark of orthodoxy. (Gonzalez, 88-93) 2. Cyprian (248-258 CE). Bishop of Carthage Faced with the question of the readmittance of the lapsed after the persecution under Decius Cyprian called a synod of…

Augustine of Hippo agrees with the general theme of Genies, that the world was created perfect that through the miss use of free will the world got introduce to evil when Adam and Eva will into the serpent's trap. In this argument, Augustin of Hippo is referring to the original sin of man that got them removed from the garden of Eden. The author from prompt would also argue…

How do zodiac and astrologic readings work with Identical twins in The United States? Does being born in the same place, minutes apart seal them with the same fate? I have been fascinated with zodiac signs and horoscopes and the science behind it all for years. Being a Twin myself, though not identical, I’ve always wondered and questioned the zodiac chart system and how it could pertain to both me and my twin brother. I mean, certainly my horoscope couldn’t be exactly the same as his.…

The Golden Globe’s winner for Best Motion Picture film, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, revolves around the story of a mother renting out three billboards to display a message attacking the town’s police chief for not bringing justice to her daughter’s unsolved murder. On the surface, this movie may seem like an angry strike against the justice system, but the hidden messages can be seen as simple Christian ideas. While Three Billboards show many other theological themes, in one scene…

represents that humans have always been the superior beings, this influenced and underlined the Judeo-Christian perspective of human control all over nature in the middle ages the most influential Christian theologians, Augustine of Hippo (IV century) and Thomas Aquinas (XIII Century). Augustine had the view that animals were a part of the natural world to serve humans. (as much as the “sky, water and earth”) there were no obligations towards humankind. On the other hand, Thomas Aquinas view was…

needs of the monks is far more moderate than previously seen. Individual zeal was carefully balanced with ritual pursuits and labour. The Benedictine Rule was heavily influenced by previous Rules, such as the Rule of St Basil, the Rule of St Augustine of Hippo and the Rule of the Master. This shows that Benedict was not content with the way monasteries were running, but sought improvement. Earlier in life, he chose to pursue monasticism after visiting Rome and being disgusted by how immoral…

There are many different interpretations of this specific event and Doerfler works through these interpretations in this article. She writes about and analyzes interpretations from early church fathers such as Justyn Martyr, Hilary, Ambrose, Augustine of Hippo, Origen, and Caesarius. Doerfler does not focus on what is happening in this chapter but rather on who is on the scene, the angels. There are different views, some more widely accepted than others, about who these three “angels” are and…

There are many problems with today’s preaching and Pasquarello in his book Sacred Rhetoric: Preaching as a Theological and Pastoral Practice of the Church examines how this can be fixed (vii). Preachers need to go back to the foundations of good preaching exemplified in those preachers of the past who practiced “doctrine, biblical exegesis, worship, spirituality and the moral life, and so forth” (vii). This book review will examine selected preachers that Pasquarello presents, with an emphasis…