augustine | revelife Tags

Weblog » Tags » augustine (all)

Athanasius on Interpreting Scripture

By Nic Don at Theopolitical Athanasius ends his commentary “On The Incarnation” by saying, “But for the searching of the Scriptures and true knowledge of them, an honorable life is needed, and a pure vi…
A Theological Critique of the Libyan War

By Nick Don at Theopolitical Howard Zinn has taught us, wherever we fall on the political spectrum, that to understand history we must read it from the bottom up. If you want to learn about the French Revolution, readin…
John Cleese and Daniel Dennett on Reductionistic Science

A few years ago, Daniel Dennett wrote a book illustrating how the human brain, when tickled a certain way, will produce ecstatic visions of religious phenomena. According to Dennett, this illustrates that religious beli…
Saint Augustine and Pacifism

Another Augustine quote for your reading pleasure. I've finished Book 1, and this was the lingering quote that I got from it. I'm slowly recalling reading all these things before, I did actually remember this quote, but…
Christians and Cities

In a post not long ago I mentioned that Christians have an especial calling to tend their cities. I see this taking many forms, such as using their chapels, land and homes for community centers, and patronizing the arts…
Why We Can't Know Who's Saved

The topic of whether or not Christians can lose their salvation seems to have come up a lot recently. It's a good question. Salvation is a complicated thing. I'm inclined to say though that such phrases as, "he was saved…
Freedom Positively Understood

Freedom is a major theme in Christianity. The First Commandment begins with the words, "I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery." The Israelites' Liberator did not…