Augustine

Question 1

What is meant by the creation?

Answer 1

Something good: The belief that God created the world as a good thing

Question 2

What is emant by the fall?

Answer 2

sin/evil: mankind has fallen in sin/evil and rabbled to God and therefore the world is corrupted

Question 3

What is emant by redemption grace?

Answer 3

God reached out to save his own creation and rescue mankind

Question 4

What is meant by renewal?

Answer 4

Heavenly city: people are able to live in happiness and peace; people Who don’t believe in God, are not allowed in the heavenly city.

Question 5

What are the two main works of Augustine?

Answer 5

• Confessiones,
• De Civitate Dei Confessiones.

Personal (autobiography) book

Question 6

What is in De Civitate Dei?

Answer 6

Defending Christians because they got blamed for the sack of rome.
(the 9/11 of rome)

Question 7

What is the key argument of De Civitate Dei?

Answer 7

there are two types of city in this world:

• Civitas Terrena
• Civitas Dei

Question 8

What is Civitas Terrena ?

Answer 8

The earthly city, the city of the world. for example Rome, the city where sins are made

Question 8

What is Civitas Terrena ?

Answer 8

The earthly city of this world. Rome, the empire of sin

Question 9

What is Civitas Dei?

Answer 9

The city of God, in heaven and on earth.

Question 10

What is the problem with Civitas Terrena?

Answer 10

There is no justice in Civitas terrena, that leads to no “people” what leads to no res publica.

in Augustines words: If justice is absent, what are kingdoms other than big robber band.

Question 11

What is caritas (humility)?

Answer 11

The live of god + others

Question 12

What is cupiditas (pride)?

Answer 12

Love of self

Question 13

What have Caritas (humility) and cupiditas (pride) in common?

Answer 13

One common object of love: earthly peace

Question 14

What is the just war theory?

Answer 14

War should be avoided (last resort)

Only defensive, against grave injustices (just cause); an offensive war cannot be just

Question 15

When is war just, accoriding to just war theory?

Answer 15

1. By proper authority (no private wars)
2. With a reasonable chance of success
3. With proportionality
   4, Aimed at peace (right intention)

Question 16

What is Augustines main argument in the city of God?

Answer 16

Even though there is huge diversity around the world when it comes to ways of living, there is only one cleavage that really matters: the cleavage between those who belong to the City of God and those who belong to the Earthly City

Question 17

What is the difference of people living in the city of god and those in the earthly city?

Answer 17

The difference between the two is in their notion of what is good. This is a difference in their most fundamental loves. ‘There is a division between two types of loving: use which is using things when we love them for the sake of something else, and enjoyment which is enjoying things when we love them for their own sake.

Only God is worthy of being loved entirely for his own sake. Human beings have divided wills, as they a ways have a love of self while also trying to maintain some kind of love for God. Despite this, Augustine argues that some people are fundamentally ‘focused on the love of God, while others are focused on loving themselves,