Augustine of Canterbury

notable in varieties of writings. Through my own understanding and reading, I was attracted to two characters introduced in Book I and II, Augustine of Canterbury and Pope Gregory the Great. Their dedication to the church was not only inspiring, but very fruitful towards the history of England. Bravery, inspiration, and change drove Pope Gregory the Great and Augustine to be influential people of their time. From this we can unveil history and use these accounts as our own inspiration. In book II of Bede’s

apostolate. Next, in the wake of the Christianity’s fourth century rise in popularity and persecution, she turns her attention to the early patristic voices of Athanasius of Alexandria, Basil of Caesarea and Augustine of Hippo. Then, a close examination of the works by Anselm of Canterbury and St. Thomas and Dame Jian, help to provide a framework for theology’s task to promote inward devotional practices during the medieval age. Finally, Cherry concludes her historical “sapiential knowledge” of

Before the glorified Savior ascended into heaven, He told His Apostles to “feed my sheep” (John 21:16) and teach His gospel to the world. And that is precisely what they did, empowered by priesthood authority from Christ Himself and with personal testimonies of Christ’s Atonement and Resurrection. They fanned out from the Holy Land, teaching and converting people to Christ’s Church, meeting with great success but also suffering tremendous persecution in the process. The Apostles’ first converts were

Northumbria The character Aldred who is 20 years old and his cousin Alfred in medieval Anglian kingdom in the seventh century, were Alfred has committed a crime by killing someone. Alfred and his family will have to pay a huge amount of compensation as a punishment of the crime. Due the punishments made by the kings no residence of northumbria would think of violating the rules. This punishments helped to reduce the crimes happening in northumbria. Northumbria was ruled by many kings. Also the people

As a new era called The Middle Ages emerged from the fall of the Roman Empire, the Catholic Church rose to a dominant religious and political power. The Roman Empire became a religious empire in the early Middle Ages, then later developed into the Holy Roman Empire when Charlemagne was crowned by Pope Leo III and became the first emperor to serve under papal authority. The early part of the Middle Ages is called the Dark Ages for various reasons. First, during this period, there was a stagnation

Christianity was officially brought to England in 597 by Augustine of Canterbury. This new religion created a structured environment and tabulated religion to those who took part in the pagan belief system. However, integrating Christianity into the pagan religions dramatically modified more than Anglo-Saxon beliefs. Pagan mysticism and folklore integrated with major themes from the Bible to create proselytizing legends of great proportions. The Old English epic, Beowulf, utilizes Christianity to

A HISTORY OF OUR LANGUAGE      The English Language is Rich in its history. Studying the events that formed our language is vital to understand not only why we speak the way we do, but it also enables us to understand who we are. It comprises French, Latin, German, Norse, and a few lesser known tongues. Before there was written English, our texts were primarily written in Latin, and were reserved to be read by only the Pious and Royal. We also have historical landmarks such

conversations, God is conceived as a perfect being (or the best possible being). God as the perfect being dates to pre-Socratic philosophy, and the idea became permanently a part of Christian theology since Augustine, if not before him. Anselm of Canterbury, being highly influence by Augustine, became one of the first examples to produce a “clear and systematic attempt at a perfect being theology.” On account of this, it remains imperative for modern day theologians (and students!) to critically

The Theodicy Dilemma: Why doesn't the Christian God Prevent Evil? 'And God said, “Let the water under the sky be gathered to one place, and let dry ground appear.” And it was so. 10 God called the dry ground “land,” and the gathered waters he called “seas.” And God saw that it was good...God saw all that he had made, and it was very good.' (Genesis 1:9-10,31) This outlook on creation given in The Bible is clearly positive; we understand that God - a perfect being - has created the universe and

Former Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams’ book A Ray of Darkness, has been influential on my own journey with call and vocation. Prior church experiences taught me that introspection and self-exploration were too prideful and that it is the Christian’s duty to continually pursue difficult things, in spite of aptitude. The rationale was: if it is difficult, then it must be holy. It was this very mindset that for many years, kept me from pursuing my calling. Williams’ book was formative in my