Questions tagged [augustine]
Questions on works and thought St. Augustine of Hippo, an early Christian author, philosopher and theologian, and their reflections in doctrine of various denominations.
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Help locating this reference to St. Augustine?
I am looking for a reference to St. Augustine that seems archaic and doesn't correspond to what I'm finding in my search. The reference is from Fr. James L. Meagher's 1906 book How Christ Said the ...
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Did Augustine suggest that the differences between Matthew and Luke's genealogies mean Joseph was adopted?
The Bible says that Joseph was not the biological father of Jesus because Jesus was conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit.
However, I have heard that Augustine may have suggested that the ...
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What is affective spirituality?
In St Augustine's Confessions (Book X, Chapter 27) we read:
Late have I loved you, beauty so old and so new: late have I loved You. And see, You were within and I was in the external world and sought ...
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Did St. Augustine, as a priest, listen to people's confessions of sin?
Today, in some Christian churches, there is the practice of confession.
The penitent – person who feels remorse for sins – goes to a priest, to whom one confesses one's sins, and the priest might ...
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Did St. Augustine Write about the Assumption of the Virgin Mary?
I am currently investigating Catholic/Protestant theological differences. In trying to understand arguments about the immaculate conception of Mary, I began reading St. Thomas Aquinas, when I stumbled ...
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On a Quote of St. Augustine Pertaining to Education
Education is the food of youth, the delight of old age, the ornament of prosperity, the refuge and comfort of adversity, and the provocation to grace in the soul.
Does anyone know in which of his ...
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Did St. Augustine warn us about interpreting the Bible in a way which harms science?
Yesterday I came across a quote that was associated with St. Augustine of Hippo which shocked me and I was wondering if this is a real quote by St. Augustine or is it another fake quotation by him? It'...
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Did St. Augustine believe that Ezekiel 44:1-2 is a prophecy of Mary's perpetual virginity?
According to Roman Catholics and Orthodox Christians, Ezekiel 44:1-2
And he brought me back to the way of the gate of the outward sanctuary, which looked towards the east: and it was shut. And the ...
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What does Augustine mean by the "hymns and psalms" which were introduced into the liturgy?
I am puzzling over a passage in Augustine's Confessions, where he speaks of himself and his mother in the Church at Milan:
We were still cold, untouched by the warmth of your Spirit, but were
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St. Augustine's view on transmission of original sin?
What was the St. Augustine's view on transmission of original sin?
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Where can I find the source of Augustine's "Disturbers are to be rebuked" quote?
There is a fairly famous quote that begins "Disturbers are to be rebuked, the low-spirited to be encouraged, the infirm to be supported, objectors confuted..." It is usually attributed to ...
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Is there Catholic doctrine about "divine ideas"?
Augustine was a staunch advocate of the "doctrine" of divine ideas, which locates Plato's exemplary forms in the mind of God. The theory seems to have been generally adopted by Thomas ...
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What is the true origin of the quotation, attributed to St Augustine, beginning, 'To fall in love with God is the greatest of romances'?
There is a quotation floating around the internet. There are a few versions floating around, but they all go something like this:
To fall in love with God is the greatest of romances, to seek him the ...
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Why did St. Augustine and St. Thomas endorse ensoulment at 40 or 80 days?
I know the story that they lacked our current biological knowledge. I know the story that they still considered abortion to be a grave evil. These two excuses seem inadequate to me. Regardless, they ...
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Contemporary Evangelical human nature positions that are different than St. Augustine
St. Augustine's theology is highly embedded in Western Christian denominations today, including among Evangelicals. But I'm sure his theology is not the only one supported by the Bible. In other ...
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