Augustine of Hippo

the Way be tired on its journey; that the Truth might be accused of false witness, the Teacher be beaten with whips, the Foundation be suspended on wood; that Strength might grow weak; that the Healer might be wounded; that Life might die. – Augustine of Hippo At the end of each year, we want to remember the blessings that God has given us… Benjamin, 15, in 10th grade, continued in baseball and parkour. He also teaches parkour classes at the local YMCA on Saturdays, and David has…

The scripture provides a tribulation time line; this period is set for seven years. During those days, the wrath of God will be released into humanity. While the chosen ones are celebrating and getting to prepare for the millennium with Jesus in heaven, the ones left behind are going to throw a great tribulation. It seems the people which select to follow Jesus throw this time they will be rewarded. 16 These verses read as follows: "And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was…

Papal Infallibility Those outside the Church generally misunderstand the Catholic teaching on papal infallibility. In particular, fundamentalist Christians often confuse the charisma of papal infallibility as something that affects the pope’s status. They imagine Catholics believing the pope to be sinless or unable to sin. Secularists and irreligious people believe papal infallibility to be a fairly new concept. They also speculate it was invented as a means to defend the church against the…

Even as an ardent non-Christian/Atheist, I’m a big fan of the whole Christmas phenomenon. Staff and students get time off to spend with their friends and family. Many people get the opportunity to travel. And there’s a definite magic associated with being a child (or man-child in my case) opening presents on Christmas morning. It’s been a while since I was forced to attend church, but I think I can cover the gist of the story of Christmas for those who may rusty on their ancient history. Mary…

Indeed, Augustine of Hippo called also Saint Augustin, was born on November 354 in Numidia, a Roman province in North Africa. Saint Augustin is at the same time a philosopher and a Christian theologian, his father was a pagan Roman citizen and his mother a Christian of…

convinced that we all have an immortal soul that survives beyond the death of the body (p92). I am definitely with him on this view of the soul: I believe my body will rot but my soul will live on. We also learn about Saint Augustine, a Christian philosopher and bishop of Hippo in Northern Africa. His synthesis of Platonic and Christian concepts was a major influence in the development of medieval Christian doctrine and Western philosophy (p98). We continue on to meet John Locke an English…

the Christian religion. However, this lecture happened to be the most provocative examination of religion that I have ever witnessed. Greenblatt starts by addressing the biblical literalism that the story of Adam and Eve is often viewed with. Augustine of Hippo being the first to challenge, and mostly warn about, the literal interpretation of genesis wrote that he rejected the story on theological grounds and that the the literal meaning was purely authoritative. Once Greenblatt begins to pour…

cases they are blamed for their production of sexually explicit contents. This echoes with the gender imbalance of women being depicted as sexual temptresses throughout the history in several religions. For instance, in Christianity, influencer Augustine of Hippo firmly believed that women are fundamentally subordinate to men for the fact that Eve was the one who avariciously and foolishly prone to temptation, and the serpent only approached her due to her gullibility. He argued that females are…

that had made advancements in the understanding and application of the field. Church Fathers were a number of these individuals who took the extrinsic value of science to use in combination with the teachings of the church. One example was St. Augustine of Hippo. He was educated in pagan philosophy and in his adulthood found Christianity. (Adam, "When does the history of science begin") He claimed that to truly understand biblical references, one must have some knowledge of nature to understand…

One of the most controversial topics amongst religions is the issue of women’s reproductive health. This includes religions’ stances on abortion and contraception. Most religions have strict rules about what is permitted and what is not according to their sacred texts. For example, Roman Catholicism has always considered any deviation from the natural procreation a sin. Additionally, some books and letters from Bible condemn abortion and the use of contraception. However, in other religions’…