Augustine

• In which two centuries did Augustine live?


  Fourth and fifth centuries.
• Where did Augustine come from?


  Hippo in North Africa, in the Roman Empire.
• What is the name of the religious group Augustine joined before he became Christian, who believed in opposing forces of good and evil?


  Manichees.
• In which chapter of Genesis does the fall account appear?


  Chapter 3.
• What is no longer in harmony after the fall?


  The human will / human relationships.
• What is the difference between 'cupiditas' and 'caritas'?


  Cupiditas is selfish love, and caritas is generous love.
• What does God leave to guard the garden?


  An angel (cherubim in the text).
• What word means the strong tendency humans have to sin?


  Concupiscence.
• What is the strong tendency humans have to sin?


  Sexual desires / lust.
• What phrase means the highest good?


  Summum bonum.
• In which respects did Augustine think that humanity was 'in the image of God'?


  Rationality, freedom of choice and a moral nature.
• What did Augustine call the place where all the chosen people are already citizens of?


  City of God.
• Who debated with Augustine about grace, free will and human nature?


  Pelagius.
• What does 'tabula rasa' mean?


  Blank slate.