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Essays 91 - 120
Plato and Anselm . He talks about seeking truth and wisdom consistently throughout the text. For Augustine, "Truth is one, and Go...
the Buddhist worldview and the goal of detaching oneself from the material world and the body. "Thought is an attribute that rea...
back by the love of temporal pleasure" (Augustine 167). In accepting Christianity, Augustine records that he "no longer desired a ...
debate in terms of wanting a peaceful and inner spiritual life and letting go of his past indiscretions (St. Augustine, Bishop of ...
a certain inclination towards laziness. In discussing his childhood, Augustines theories toward education come out. He adamantly r...
In six pages Dante's 'Divine Comedy,' 'Beowulf,' 'Song of Roland,' and Augustine's 'Confessions' are examined in terms of gaining ...
it is interesting to note that the heros first name is the same as both Apuleius himself, as well as the name of the author from w...
In four pages this paper examines how Hobbes viewed man's nature in a contrast with St. Augustine's philosophy. Three sources are...
In five pages Augustine's influence and the significance of the heaven and hell bus ride iare considered in this overview of Lewis...
In a report that consists of ten pages human nature is examined in a contrasting and comparison of Augustine's and Aristotle's phi...
This essay focuses on Plato's use of dialogue in his "Apology" and "Crito," and Augustine's use of the monologue in his "Confessio...
Different theological philosophies attribute free will and freedom to different other theories. This paper explores libertarian fr...
boils and sores but Job continues to praise God. Jobs wife tries to get him to curse God. Then, friends suggest he is being punish...
parables, or a book of varied quotes. As an example, in the Sixth Book he notes, "Do not ever conceive anything impossible to ma...
thinkers in the history of Christianity, and one of the most influential. After a youth spent in a frank enjoyment of sensual plea...
tale was reduced to feeding pigs in order to survive. Augustine writes, "Where then, wast thou and how far from me? Far, indeed, w...
intercede on their behalf before God (2002). Hence, saints serve as role models as well as intercessors (2002). Beyond obvious m...
grace precedes faith."7 Augustine argues that it is impossible "to believe without having heard," yet is also impossible for the i...
This paper examines the views of Aristotle and Augustine relevant to the topic of friendship. This five page paper has five sourc...
In six pages the proof Descartes offered that God exists is considered but other relevant issues such as why he would have been mo...
to God or to some type of "Ultimate Reality" (16). Such an experience differs from religious insight in that a religious insight ...
sword (Amos 7:11). Amos explained who he was: "I was neither a prophet nor a prophets son, but I was a shepherd . . . But the Lor...
This paper argues in favor of a water theme park construction in the Florida tourist city of Fort Lauderdale with other similar ci...
In 5 pages this paper discusses how Wordsworth and Hopkins perceived nature as God-like and powerful in beauty with a consideratio...
In five pages God's existence as it is considered within the context of Mortimer Adler's How to Think about God A Guide for the 20...
This 8 page paper considers whether the Bible is fact or myth, and whether or not it provides an accurate account of real people a...
Characteristic of humanitys constant quest for the concept of Gods existence and the problem of evil, the journey of understanding...
called the Son of God" (Aherne). In John 1:49, Nathaniel, at their first meeting, referred to Jesus as the Son of God (Aherne). Wh...
goodness and evil. They are the opposite ends of a pendulum. If God existed there would be no observable evil. Since we know there...
20 pages and 10 sources. This paper provides an overview of modern Cairo, a city that is completely modern in so many ways, but h...