HUMA 1860 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Kateri Tekakwitha, Grey Nuns, Fire Worship
4 Aug 2015
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Augustine - land-mark figure went under a conversion experience understanding difference between good and evil; separation of spirit and matter. Church thought: sexual appetites or passion = sin. He tried to reconcile beliefs of free will and the belief of human morality with the belief of life being pre-deprived. He was optimistic about human beings being moral and then at the end was a pessimistic. If it were not for the rare appearance of god, humans would not be moral. Tred to live in a semi-monastic styled. His behavior was celibate, he lived in a monastery. Was an egalitarian because he established a woman"s convent. Monastism early developed around the same time as the early church, the doctrine and etc. Reflective of the experiential aspect of christianity. Early centuries belief that it was important to follow paul. By the 5th century the monastic life shifted to a more structured one. Emphasized a life of poverty chastity and obedience.
