“Saint Augustine Flashcards

1
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Saint Augustine his real full name

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Aurelius Augustinus

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2
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He was born on ______ in the small ________

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November 13, 354;

North African town of Thagaste

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3
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He died on ________

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August 28, 430

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4
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renowned theologian, prolific writer, and a philosopher

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SAINT AUGUSTINE - Aurelius Augustinus

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5
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He is one of the Latin Fathers of the Church and, in Roman Catholicism, is formally recognized as a doctor of the church

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SAINT AUGUSTINE - Aurelius Augustinus

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6
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written works

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City of God and Confessions

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7
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is a good that contributes to the perfection of being (not having or doing)

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“value”

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8
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are Christian values which contributes to the fulfillment of the Lord’s commandment

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Augustinian values

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9
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Lord’s commandment is the biblical command which is to:

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to love God and neighbor

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10
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One of our aims in Christian living should be

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learning to love and enjoy God through the things he made

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11
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art of living well and rightly

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Divine Virtue

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12
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refers to the moral standards that govern human behavior and reasoning

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Natural Law

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13
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St. Augustine believes that ________ is an impression of Eternal Law which is the Divine Law

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natural law theory

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14
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2 goals or moral deeds and virtues should be understood in terms of?

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relationship to others and to God

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15
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order of love (ordo amoris) is the brief and true definition of _____

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Virtue

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16
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“love that knows it priorities”; “ordered love”

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virtue

17
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guarantees true happiness;

is oriented toward God

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true virtue

18
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are God’s grace and founded on love.

We are commanded to love God.

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Virtue

19
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fourfold division to the various moment of love

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Temperance
Courage
Justice
Prudence

20
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  • also known as restraint, the practice of self-control, abstention, discretion, and moderation tempering the appetition
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Temperance

21
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  • forbearance, strength, endurance, and the ability to confront fear, uncertainty, and intimidation
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Courage

22
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also considered as fairness

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Justice

23
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the ability to discern the appropriate course of action to be taken in a given situation at the appropriate time, with consideration of potential consequences

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Prudence

24
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Latin for Rightly Ordered Love;

“To be is not only to know, it is to love”

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Ordo amoris

25
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leads directly to teach people about wisdom and virtue;

proper love stems from proper knowing

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Ordo amoris

26
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The concept of love in Saint Augustine as it pertains to the 2 possibilities of man:

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  1. Being towards the Creation
  2. Being towards the Creator
27
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Two kinds of Love corresponding to each one of these possibilities:

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a. Love of the World (Cupiditas)
b. Love of God (Caritas)

28
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  • seeks to find satisfaction in the creation and discloses it as an end in itself
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Love of the World (Cupiditas)

29
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loves the world for the sake of God and discloses it as a means to attaining God

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Love of God (Caritas)

30
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  • “To enjoy something is to hold fast to it in love for its own sake.
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Frui

31
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  • To use something is to apply whatever it may be to the purpose of obtaining what you love-if indeed it is something that ought to be loved.
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Uti

32
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  • the ability to choose between good and evil.
  • giving emphasis on “intending a bad act” and “actually doing it”
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Freedom

33
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are those whose will and reason are subordinated to faith in God and devotion to God’s will

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Good persons