Augustine titled his deeply philosophical and theological autobiography Confessions to implicate two aspects of the form the work would take. To confess, in Augustine's time, meant both to give an account of one's faults to God and to praise God (to speak one's love for God). These two aims come together in the Confessions in an elegant but complex sense: Augustine narrates his ascent from sinfulness to faithfulness not simply for the practical edification of his readers, but also because he believes
tend to become unalterable. For these reasons, then, we should probably take the utmost care to ensure that the first stories they hear about virtue are the best ones for them to hear. (Republic, 378d) In order to assure the greatest education of the city’s youth, Socrates suggests an almost complete reformation of certain aspects of Greek theology, specifically regarding the bad characteristics of gods, their changing of forms, telling of lies, and the afterlife. Because the aspects that are reformed
KL> In fact, God allows even corrupt governments to exist (for a time) and uses them as instruments of judgment. KH> Take your pick. The Apostle Paul's teaching is that any government, corrupt or not, is allowed to exist by God and is used by God for his good purposes. KL> It's presumptuous to give specific examples because God is "behind the scenes" as such, accomplishing his plans via the existence and perhaps overthrow of governments. KH> Again, take your pick among any government in
God and the Problem with Sin and Evil Before one understands why there is evil in the world one must ask two important questions. First, who is God and what is His personality/characteristics, and second, what is sin and how does it affect humans and their relationship with God? By understanding these two different types of questions, one will understand the implications of evil and therefore be able to establish if God truly is evil or if sin truly is the root of all the evil in the world. Sin
must also take into consideration what you believe in your heart. There are many varieties of gods and the religions that follow. Generally, the god is considered to be supreme to all humans, and have great power and control over all of us. He is the form of all goodness. Gods give individuals purpose and morals to live by. Believing in a superior being gives individuals a reason for living, as most religions that have a God state that their purpose is to be more perfect or God-like so that
The anger of Gods throughout both stories leads you to believe that the Gods will not hesitate to take revenge on mankind for creating a world of evil in a world they created for good. The Gods from Metamorphoses and the God from the Old Testament create a world full of life, to live happy and full of grace. The destruction and recreation of the world by the Gods of each book, however similar they may seem, are full of differences as they both teach mankind lessons that should not be forgotten
second essay, "'Guilt,' 'Bad Conscience,' and the like" deals with guilt, bad conscience. Bad conscience came about with the transition from hunter-gatherer societies to permanent settlements. In settling down from the old nomadic ways of life a form of judicial system or laws rose up to enslave the animalistic natural tendencies of early man. Prehistoric people were more free spirited, less mediocre, they lacked depth. They allowed themselves to be governed by their instincts, and their will
different philosophers have their own theory on God's existence. They have their own thoughts of how they believe God is a cause. Such philosophers are Anslem, Spinoza, and Leibniz. . Anslem is a philosopher who used the ontological way of thinking to explain God's existence. The ontological thought process shows the existence and being of a thing. Anselm's argument is that God is "this being that so truly exists that it cannot be even thought not to exist" (p. 860). The thoughts and ideas
Fundamentally, monotheism refers to the notion that there is only one Supreme Being, who is known as God. Monotheism, which is derived from Greek, can be broken down into “monos” which means “one” and “theos” meaning “God”. This particular theism is continually contrasted with the other common word referred to as polytheism. Essentially, polytheism refers to the belief in a numerous amount of gods, which again is common in many eastern religions. By doing some research, there seems to be a slight
African American woman named Celie. The novel takes the reader through several main topics including the poor treatment of African American women, domestic abuse, family relationships, and also religion. The story takes place mostly in rural Georgia in the early 1900’s and demonstrates the difficult life of sharecropper families. Specifically how life was endured from the perspective of an African American woman. The Color Purple is written in the form of letters that Celie narrates explaining the