Political theology has been part of Christianity (and religion) for thousands of years. What is it? When did the Great Separation occur? Should Christianity stay clear of political theology?
Political theology has been part of Christianity (and religion) for thousands of years. What is it? When did the Great Separation occur? Should Christianity stay clear of political theology?
The Nestorians are followers of Nestorius (c. AD 386ā451), who was Archbishop of Constantinople. Nestorianism is based on the belief put forth by Nestorius that emphasized the disunity of the human and divine natures of Christ. According to the Nestorians, Christ essentially exists as two persons sharing one body. His divine and human natures are completely distinct and separate. This idea is not scriptural, however, and goes against the orthodox Christian doctrine of the hypostatic union, which states that Christ is fully God and fully man in one indivisible Person. God the Son, Jesus Christ, took on a human nature yet remained fully God at the same time.
" What shall I do then with Jesus, which is called
Christ? ''āMatt. 27 : 22.
A PERSISTENT question ā as pertinent to-
day as when Pilate asked it ā and as
fateful : the one question, in fact, which
more than any other has made history and is
making history.
This is the my full report about Doctrine of Roman Catholic in our school.
Hope you'll understand everything especially if you're one of us, Catholics.
Highland Heights 2014 adult summer class series, "His Story, The Story, Our Story", the four gospels. Matthew's gospel, lesson 1 with Matt Wilber on Sunday June 1
This is a study of the nature of Jesus in that He is the same yesterday, today and forever. He never changes and we can count on that and trust Him to always be who He is.
The Nestorians are followers of Nestorius (c. AD 386ā451), who was Archbishop of Constantinople. Nestorianism is based on the belief put forth by Nestorius that emphasized the disunity of the human and divine natures of Christ. According to the Nestorians, Christ essentially exists as two persons sharing one body. His divine and human natures are completely distinct and separate. This idea is not scriptural, however, and goes against the orthodox Christian doctrine of the hypostatic union, which states that Christ is fully God and fully man in one indivisible Person. God the Son, Jesus Christ, took on a human nature yet remained fully God at the same time.
" What shall I do then with Jesus, which is called
Christ? ''āMatt. 27 : 22.
A PERSISTENT question ā as pertinent to-
day as when Pilate asked it ā and as
fateful : the one question, in fact, which
more than any other has made history and is
making history.
This is the my full report about Doctrine of Roman Catholic in our school.
Hope you'll understand everything especially if you're one of us, Catholics.
Highland Heights 2014 adult summer class series, "His Story, The Story, Our Story", the four gospels. Matthew's gospel, lesson 1 with Matt Wilber on Sunday June 1
This is a study of the nature of Jesus in that He is the same yesterday, today and forever. He never changes and we can count on that and trust Him to always be who He is.
Paul had strong views as to the duty of Christians toward their rulers and authorities. He was no rebel against secular powers that ruled the nations. The governments of all the peoples he was aware of were valid authorities ordained of God. He did not expect believers to ever do anything that any authority ordered that was in conflict with the revealed will of God, but he did expect believers to be good law abiding citizens who lived with respect for all who governed. He made this even more clear in Rom. 13:1, āLet everyone be subject to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which God has established.ā
Brenda Deen SchildgenDantes Utopian Political Vision, the.docxjasoninnes20
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Brenda Deen Schildgen
Dante's Utopian Political Vision, the Roman Empire,
and the Salvation of Pagans
^^ "'[ā¢ā¢ā¢] velut in ultimum finem, omnia nostra opera ordinantur, quia est pax
universalis [...]."
{Monarchia I. lv.5)'
"Ethics," writes Giorgio Agamben, "begins only when the good is revealed to
consist in nothing other than a grasping of evil [...] truth is revealed only by
giving a place to non-truth ā that is, as a taking-place of the false, as an
exposure of its own innermost impropriety" (Coming Community IV). The
premise that truth cannot be understood except by showing the false drives both
the ethical and poetic rhythms in the Commedia. Starting with the false, the
poem consistently exposes its contrasting truth. However, because of the
apparently moral standing of the virtuous pagans, one of the more perplexing
and elusive aspects of this dichotomy between false and true is the ethical
conundrum Dante poses about the judgment that condemns the pagans to Limbo.
This essay argues that Dante's Utopian politics based on Orosius's
historiographical legacy is precisely what directs him to exile his Latin poets ā
Virgil, Ovid, Horace, and Lucan ā to Limbo. Their appearance in the poem in
contrast to those pagans Dante selects for salvation suggests that Dante believed
his ancient poets lacked the vision to see the Empire as the instrument of
providential history.
In Inferno 4, Dante the author exalts himself ("m'essalto" 120)^ in the
company of the ancient poets, even while he seems to be arguing that despite
their literary gifts, the poets deserved Limbo, the "verde smalto" (118). Dante
returns to the issue of the virtuous excluded from salvation throughout the poem,
but Paradiso 19 and 20 particularly address the problem. Indeed, scholars have
argued that Par. 19: 70-78, where Dante raises the issue of the salvation of non-
Christians, perhaps suggests Dante's doubts about the condemnation of the
virtuous pagans in Limbo (Padoan 120-22; Foster; Sanguineti 235-54; Casella,
"Figurazione"). Of course, Dante does select certain figures ft^om the ancient
' "[...] all our human actions are directed as to their Una! end. That means is universal
peace."
^ Throughout this essay. I refer to the Giorgio Petrocchi critical edition of The Divine
Comedy used by Singleton.
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52 Brenda Deen Schildgen
world as redeemed pagans ā Statius, {Purg. 21 and 22), Cato (Purg. 1), Trajan
(Par. 20; 44), and Ripheus (Par. 20: 68). Therefore, his decision to exile the
ancient poets emphasizes that Dante chooses to distinguish pagans he deemed
worthy of salvation from those he assigned to Limbo. Also, the tantalizing void
created by the absence of Livy and "M buono Augusto" {/nf. 1: 71), and Virgil's
strong presence in Inferno and Purgatorio (along with the great poets of his
century, Ovid, Horace, and Lucan) emphasizes Dante's distinction between his
condemned Latin poets and other pagans he ch ...
Brenda Deen SchildgenDantes Utopian Political Vision, the.docxjackiewalcutt
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Brenda Deen Schildgen
Dante's Utopian Political Vision, the Roman Empire,
and the Salvation of Pagans
^^ "'[ā¢ā¢ā¢] velut in ultimum finem, omnia nostra opera ordinantur, quia est pax
universalis [...]."
{Monarchia I. lv.5)'
"Ethics," writes Giorgio Agamben, "begins only when the good is revealed to
consist in nothing other than a grasping of evil [...] truth is revealed only by
giving a place to non-truth ā that is, as a taking-place of the false, as an
exposure of its own innermost impropriety" (Coming Community IV). The
premise that truth cannot be understood except by showing the false drives both
the ethical and poetic rhythms in the Commedia. Starting with the false, the
poem consistently exposes its contrasting truth. However, because of the
apparently moral standing of the virtuous pagans, one of the more perplexing
and elusive aspects of this dichotomy between false and true is the ethical
conundrum Dante poses about the judgment that condemns the pagans to Limbo.
This essay argues that Dante's Utopian politics based on Orosius's
historiographical legacy is precisely what directs him to exile his Latin poets ā
Virgil, Ovid, Horace, and Lucan ā to Limbo. Their appearance in the poem in
contrast to those pagans Dante selects for salvation suggests that Dante believed
his ancient poets lacked the vision to see the Empire as the instrument of
providential history.
In Inferno 4, Dante the author exalts himself ("m'essalto" 120)^ in the
company of the ancient poets, even while he seems to be arguing that despite
their literary gifts, the poets deserved Limbo, the "verde smalto" (118). Dante
returns to the issue of the virtuous excluded from salvation throughout the poem,
but Paradiso 19 and 20 particularly address the problem. Indeed, scholars have
argued that Par. 19: 70-78, where Dante raises the issue of the salvation of non-
Christians, perhaps suggests Dante's doubts about the condemnation of the
virtuous pagans in Limbo (Padoan 120-22; Foster; Sanguineti 235-54; Casella,
"Figurazione"). Of course, Dante does select certain figures ft^om the ancient
' "[...] all our human actions are directed as to their Una! end. That means is universal
peace."
^ Throughout this essay. I refer to the Giorgio Petrocchi critical edition of The Divine
Comedy used by Singleton.
Annali d 'Italianistica 1 9 (200 1
)
52 Brenda Deen Schildgen
world as redeemed pagans ā Statius, {Purg. 21 and 22), Cato (Purg. 1), Trajan
(Par. 20; 44), and Ripheus (Par. 20: 68). Therefore, his decision to exile the
ancient poets emphasizes that Dante chooses to distinguish pagans he deemed
worthy of salvation from those he assigned to Limbo. Also, the tantalizing void
created by the absence of Livy and "M buono Augusto" {/nf. 1: 71), and Virgil's
strong presence in Inferno and Purgatorio (along with the great poets of his
century, Ovid, Horace, and Lucan) emphasizes Dante's distinction between his
condemned Latin poets and other pagans he ch.
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This slides describes the basic concepts of ICT, basics of Email, Emerging Technology and Digital Initiatives in Education. This presentations aligns with the UGC Paper I syllabus.
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The Roman Empire, a vast and enduring power, stands as one of history's most remarkable civilizations, leaving an indelible imprint on the world. It emerged from the Roman Republic, transitioning into an imperial powerhouse under the leadership of Augustus Caesar in 27 BCE. This transformation marked the beginning of an era defined by unprecedented territorial expansion, architectural marvels, and profound cultural influence.
The empire's roots lie in the city of Rome, founded, according to legend, by Romulus in 753 BCE. Over centuries, Rome evolved from a small settlement to a formidable republic, characterized by a complex political system with elected officials and checks on power. However, internal strife, class conflicts, and military ambitions paved the way for the end of the Republic. Julius Caesarās dictatorship and subsequent assassination in 44 BCE created a power vacuum, leading to a civil war. Octavian, later Augustus, emerged victorious, heralding the Roman Empireās birth.
Under Augustus, the empire experienced the Pax Romana, a 200-year period of relative peace and stability. Augustus reformed the military, established efficient administrative systems, and initiated grand construction projects. The empire's borders expanded, encompassing territories from Britain to Egypt and from Spain to the Euphrates. Roman legions, renowned for their discipline and engineering prowess, secured and maintained these vast territories, building roads, fortifications, and cities that facilitated control and integration.
The Roman Empireās society was hierarchical, with a rigid class system. At the top were the patricians, wealthy elites who held significant political power. Below them were the plebeians, free citizens with limited political influence, and the vast numbers of slaves who formed the backbone of the economy. The family unit was central, governed by the paterfamilias, the male head who held absolute authority.
Culturally, the Romans were eclectic, absorbing and adapting elements from the civilizations they encountered, particularly the Greeks. Roman art, literature, and philosophy reflected this synthesis, creating a rich cultural tapestry. Latin, the Roman language, became the lingua franca of the Western world, influencing numerous modern languages.
Roman architecture and engineering achievements were monumental. They perfected the arch, vault, and dome, constructing enduring structures like the Colosseum, Pantheon, and aqueducts. These engineering marvels not only showcased Roman ingenuity but also served practical purposes, from public entertainment to water supply.
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Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies such as Generative AI, Image Generators and Large Language Models have had a dramatic impact on teaching, learning and assessment over the past 18 months. The most immediate threat AI posed was to Academic Integrity with Higher Education Institutes (HEIs) focusing their efforts on combating the use of GenAI in assessment. Guidelines were developed for staff and students, policies put in place too. Innovative educators have forged paths in the use of Generative AI for teaching, learning and assessments leading to pockets of transformation springing up across HEIs, often with little or no top-down guidance, support or direction.
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Published classroom materials form the basis of syllabuses, drive teacher professional development, and have a potentially huge influence on learners, teachers and education systems. All teachers also create their own materials, whether a few sentences on a blackboard, a highly-structured fully-realised online course, or anything in between. Despite this, the knowledge and skills needed to create effective language learning materials are rarely part of teacher training, and are mostly learnt by trial and error.
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Augustinian
1.
2. History and Political Philosophy
Augustineās City of God is not a treatise of political or social philosophy.
It is an extended plea designed to persuade people āto enter the city of
God or to persist in itā
membership in the city of God -Augustine takes from the Psalm 86:3
Be merciful to me, O Lord, for I call to You all day long.
its antagonist, the earthly city, is right or wrong love
De civitate dei 11.1
3. A person belongs to the city of God
-if and only if he directs his love towards God even at the expense of self-
love
he belongs to the earthly city or city of the devil
-if and only if he postpones love of God for self-love, proudly making himself
his greatest good
De civitate dei 14.28
-main argument of the work is that true happiness, which is sought by every
human being (ib. 10.1), cannot be found outside the city of God founded by
Christ (cf. ib. 1, prologue).
4. -The first ten books deconstruct, in a manner reminiscent of traditional
Christian apologetics, the alternative conceptions of happiness in the
Roman political tradition (which equates happiness with the prosperity
of the Empire, thus falling prey to evil demons who posed as the
defenders of Rome but in fact ruined it morally and politically) and in
Greek, especially Platonic, philosophy (which, despite its insight into
the true nature of God, failed to accept the mediation of Christ
incarnate out of pride and turned to false mediators, i.e., deceptive
demons; bks. 8ā10 have an interesting disquisition on Platonic
demonology).
5. -Augustineās approach in the second, positive half is Scriptural, creationist
and eschatological; this fact accounts for the specific character of its
historical dimension.
-The history of the two cities begins with the creation of the world and the
defection of the devil and the sin of Adam and Eve (bks. 11ā14); it continues
with the providentially-governed vicissitudes of the People of Israel (the first
earthly representative of the city of God) and, after the coming of Christ, of
the Church (bks. 15ā17, supplemented by a survey of the concurrent secular
history from the earliest Eastern empires to contemporary Rome in bk. 18);
and it ends with the final destination (finis, to be understood both ethically
as āultimate goalā and eschatologically as āend of timesā) of the two cities in
eternal damnation and eternal bliss (bks. 19ā22; for the structure and basic
ideas of the City of God see OāDaly 1999).
6. -To a great extent, Augustineās approach is exegetical; for him, the
history of the city of God is, in substance, sacred history as laid down in
Scripture (Markus 1970: 1ā21)
-the heavenly and earthly cities must not be confounded with the
worldly institutions of the church and the state
-In history, each of these, and the Church in particular, is a mixed body
in which members of the city of God and the earthly city coexist, their
distinction being clear only to God, who will separate the two cities at
the end of times (ib. 1.35; 10.32 etc.).
7. -While the city of God is a stranger or, at best, a resident alien
(peregrinus: ib. 15.1; 15.15) in this world and yearns for its celestial
homeland, the earthly city is not a unified body at all but lies in
continuous strife with itself because it is dominated by lust for power,
the most widespread form of the archetypal sin of pride in political and
social life (ib. 18.2).
8. -All this is in agreement with Augustineās ideas on predestination and
grace; the history of the two cities is essentially the history of fallen
humanity.
-This dualistic account is however qualified when, in the part of the
work that moves closest to social philosophy, Augustine analyzes the
attitude a Christian ought to adopt to the earthly society she inevitably
lives in during her existence in this world.
9. -Starting, again, from the axiom that all human beings naturally desire
what is good for them, he innovatively determines the goal that every
individual and every community in fact pursues as āpeaceā (pax),
which, in his view, is largely equivalent with natural order and
subordination.
-There are higher and lesser degrees of both individual and collective
peace, e.g., the control of the emotions through reason, the
subordination of body to soul, the subordination of children to parents
in the family or a functioning hierarchical order in the state; at the top
is āpeace with Godā or the subordination of the human mind to God
(ib. 19.13; Weissenberg 2005).
10. -The lower forms of peace are relative goods and, as such, legitimately
pursued as long as they are not mistaken for the absolute good.
Political peace and order is sought by members of the city of God and
the earthly city alike, but whereas the latter āenjoyā it because it is the
greatest good they can attain and conceive of, the former āuseā it for
the sake of their peace with God, i.e., in order that they and others may
enjoy an unhindered Christian religious life (ib. 19.17; 19.26; for
āenjoymentā and āuseā see 7.1 Happiness).
11. -Political peace is thus morally neutral insofar as it is a goal common to
Christians and non-Christians. Augustine criticizes Cicero because he
included justice in his definition of the state (Cicero, De re publica 1.39)
and thereby gave the earthly state an inherent moral quality that in
reality is the privilege of the city of God (De civitate dei 19.21).
12. -He himself prefers a more pragmatic definition that makes the
consensus about a common object of āloveā (i.e., a common good
agreed on by all members of the community) the criterion of a state;
the moral evaluation is not a matter of the definition but depends on
the evaluation of the goal it pursues (cf. 7.3 Love).
13. -The early Roman Empire, which strove for glory, was more tolerable
than the Oriental empires that were driven by naked lust for power; the
best imaginable goal pursued by an earthly society would be perfect
earthly peace (ib. 19.24; Weithman 2001: 243ā4).
-Christians are allowed and even called to work for the well-being of
the societies they live in as long as they promote earthly peace for the
sake of their citizensā and their own true happiness; in practice, this will
usually mean furthering Christian religion (ib. 5.25ā6, on the Christian
emperors Constantine and Theodosius; Letter 155.12; 16; Dodaro
2004b; Tornau 2013).
14. -But the doctrine of the two cities deliberately precludes any
promotion of the emperor or the empire to a providential and quasi-
sacred rank. Not even Christians in power will be able to overcome the
inherent wretchedness of fallen humanity (De civitate dei 19.6).
-Like the vast majority of ancient Christian theologians, Augustine has
little or no interest in social reform. Slavery, meaning unnatural
domination of humans over humans, is a characteristic stain of
postlapsarian human life and, at the same time, an evil that is put to
good effects when it secures social order (ib. 19.15; Rist 1994: 236ā
239).
15. -War results from sin and is the privileged means of satisfying lust for
power (ib. 18.2; 19.7).
-Nevertheless, Augustine wrote a letter to refute the claim that
Christianity advocated a politically impracticable pacifism (Letter 138)
-His Christian reinterpretation of the traditional Roman Just War Theory
should be read in the framework of his general theory of virtue and
peace (Holmes 1999).
16. -To be truly just according to Augustinian standards, a war would have
to be waged for the benefit of the adversary and without any
vindictiveness, in short, out of love of neighbor, which, in a fallen
world, seems utopian (Letter 138.14).
-Wars may however be relatively just if they are defensive and properly
declared (cf. Cicero, De officiis 1.36ā37) or commanded by a just
authority even short of the special case of the wars of the People of
Israel that were commanded by God himself (Contra Faustum 22.74ā
78).