Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers: First Series, Volume IV St. Augustine: The Writings Against the Manichaeans, and Against the Donatists

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Philip Schaff
Cosimo, Inc., 1 mag 2007 - 684 pagine
"The Council of Nicaea in 325 AD marked the beginning of a new era in Christianity. For the first time, doctrines were organized into a single creed. The Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers did most of their writing during and after this important event in Church history. Unlike the previous era of Christian writing, the Nicene and Post-Nicene era is dominated by a few very important and prolific writers. In Volume IV of the 14-volume collected writings of the Nicenes and Post-Nicenes (first published between 1886 and 1889), readers will find Augustines writings defending the Catholic church against the Manichaeans and the Donatists. Manichaeanism was a religion developed in Persia by the prophet Mani. According to this religion, creation has two parts: darkness and light. Light is God and has ten attributes. Opposing this, and coeternal with it, is darkness and its five attributes. Saint Augustine was originally a Manichaean, so his defense of Christianity against this religion comes from a deep understanding of its nature. Donatists were a group of believers who refused to forgive those who had renounced their faith during a time of persecution, which caused a schism in Christianity. In opposing these men, Augustine attempted to mend the rift. Those with an interest in ancient religions will find Augustines writings on Manichaeanism one of the most important historical records of that religions practices."

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Evil alone is corruption Corruption is not nature but contrary to nature Corrup tion implies previous good
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God alone perfectly good
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In what sense evils are from God
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Corruption is by Gods permission and comes from us
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Tim ii 24 25
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Written after the year 404 It is put in the Retractations immediately after the De Actis
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BOOK I
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CONCERNING THE NATURE OF GOOD AGAINST THE MANICHÆANS
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The refutation of this absurdity
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The same subject continued
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Every nature as nature is good
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Nature cannot be without some good The Manichæans dwell upon the evils
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THE ANTIDONATIST WRITINGS
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THE CORRECTION OF THE DONATISTS
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INDEX TO THE ANTIDONATIST WRITINGS 667675
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Pagina 177 - Well ; because of unbelief they were broken off, and thou standest by faith. Be not high-minded, but fear : for if God spared not the natural branches, take heed lest He also spare not thee.
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