Augustine's teaching on Human Nature (OCR A-Level Religious Studies): Flashcards
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Augustine: human nature after the Fall
Augustine: human nature after the Fall
Fatally damaged by sin
Augustine: source of salvation
Augustine: source of salvation
Grace of God for the elect through Christ's sacrifice
Constantine's impact on Roman Empire
Constantine's impact on Roman Empire
Adopted Christianity; established religious pluralism
The Manichees' core belief
The Manichees' core belief
Dualist idea of good and evil battling
Manichees: the soul is part of
Manichees: the soul is part of
Kingdom of light
Augustine's realization about evil from Plotinus
Augustine's realization about evil from Plotinus
Not a substance but absence of good
Human state before the Fall
Human state before the Fall
State of perfection
Imago Dei meaning
Imago Dei meaning
Made in God's image
Concordia in Augustine's teaching
Concordia in Augustine's teaching
Easy, comfortable understanding between good friends
Cupiditas definition
Cupiditas definition
Self-love; love of impermanent earthly things
Cupiditas described as
Cupiditas described as
Error of will
Caritas definition
Caritas definition
Selfless love; equivalent to agape
Four virtues displaying Caritas
Four virtues displaying Caritas
Prudence, fortitude, temperance, justice
What entered world as result of the Fall
What entered world as result of the Fall
Sin of pride
Augustine's metaphor for internal human struggle
Augustine's metaphor for internal human struggle
Civil war within the human spirit