Strengths and Weaknesses of Augustine Flashcards
1
Q
strengths
A
close to reality of humans attraction to material pleasure
pelagian belief was doomed to fail- auustine’s theory allows us to have hope in the grace of god
2
Q
weaknesses
A
original sin as ontologically present is difficult to reconcile with a benevolent god
DAWKINS- ‘the idea that human nature could be restored through the death of jesus is sado-maschistic’
FREUD-‘ sex is a important and natural part of human development’
