Augustine Interpretation of genesis 1 How does Augustine’s interpretation of Genesis 1, in particular on the goodness of creation, the centrality of freewill and the createdness of time, give birth to a new kind of individual and a new community? Use Holland’s engagement with Paul to buttress your argument. How could the nature of matter […]
What moments from the conversion passage align with your reading of Apuleius? What are the “ingredients” of a conversion narrative?
ASSIGNMENT Introduction Augustine (c. 354–430 C.E.) was a lot like Apuleius. He also grew up in North Africa and was of mixed descent—his mother was an indigenous North African (Berber). Like Apuleius, he moved to a regional center and received an education meant to train him as an orator. But that’s where things changed. Augustine, […]
Write a response giving two changes in his intellectual pursuit and explain how each one leads him a step closer to God and conversion.
Cultural Studies Intellectual pursuit: a step closer to finding God in Books 6-7. By the end of Book 7, Augustine has yet to become a Christian. Nonetheless, with a more open mind, he begins to read the Old Testament–“the old writings of the Law and the Prophets” (6.6). This act helped to lead him to […]
Briefly describe the main points highlighted in the video. Discuss the downsizing process in your own words and provide an example.
Week 8: Interactive activity 8.2 Action Required: Watch the short video in the following link and answer the question given in test your knowledge section. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNUwZctwwhw 8.3 Test your Knowledge (Question): Q: Briefly describe the main points highlighted in the video. Week 9: Interactive activity 9.1 Learning Outcomes: Describe the most common organization structures used […]
Explain how do some theologians/philosophers/thinkers define evil? Make reference to Nietzsche, Augustine, and Solzhenitsyn, as well as how they relate to some of the other thinkers.
Topic: Discussion Post | What is Evil? First, listen to the BBC podcast from In Our Time titled “Evil.” Here is the link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p00547g3 (Links to an external site.) How do some theologians/philosophers/thinkers define evil? Make reference to Nietzsche, Augustine, and Solzhenitsyn, as well as how they relate to some of the other thinkers. Which did you support and […]
With these concepts in mind, discuss what the Christian response to Platonism, as found, for example and most notably, in the thought of Augustine.
The Passion of the Western Mind by Richard Tarnas Richard Tarnas asserts that Greek philosophy was, “in the view of many early Christian theologians, a divinely prearranged matrix for the rational explication of the Christian faith” (The Passion of the Western Mind, pp. 100-101). Notwithstanding, “faith was the primary means, and reason a distant second, […]
How does Augustine attempt to answer the charge leveled against Christians that they caused the sack of Rome through their abandonment of the traditional gods?
Late Antiquity in the Roman Empire We have four different readings this week, relating to the theme of the Empire and Barbarians. The reading by Priscus was written after 472. It describes, first-hand, a visit to Attila the Hun. As you read it, look for evidence of the Roman world among the barbarians. How does […]
Write an essay of at least 750 words, discuss this theme of spiritual blindness in Augustine and Homer and what are the consequences of such “blindness” to reality?
One of the most pervasive themes in Western Literature is that of blindness vs sight as a spiritual or moral allegory. Characters or figures in literature are often unable to see clearly because of some moral failure (what we Christians call sin) that impedes not physical sight, but their capacity for “seeing” reality as it […]
Describe what you mean when you use the term God and explain why you do or do not believe that such an entity actually exists. Explain how your own arguments are similar or how they differ from those of Augustine, Anselm, Aquinas, and Descartes.
Do you believe God exists? Clearly describe what you mean when you use the term God and explain why you do or do not believe that such an entity actually exists. In the course of your discussion, explain how your own arguments are similar or how they differ from those of Augustine, Anselm, Aquinas, and […]