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Santorum's Augustinian Theology

Jay Rubenstein | Posted 04.24.2012

Read More: Theology, St. Augustine, Free Will, Obama, Religious Persecution, Religion and Sexuality, Religion and Politics, Rick Santorum, Rick Santorum 2012, Religion News
Jay Rubenstein

In the eyes of Augustine and his intellectual heirs, the concept of "liberty" was closely intertwined with free will. It is the classic theological question: If God is omniscient and omnipotent, can human beings truly be called free?

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Healthy Eating In St. Augustine, Florida

Carolyn Scott | Posted 12.24.2011

Read More: St. Augustine, Florida, Dining, Healthy, Gluten Free, Vegan, Travel News
Carolyn Scott

There is something about being in the oldest city in the United States that evokes a feeling of pride, patriotism... and hunger!

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Can 'I Don't Know' Break The Abortion Stalemate?

John Backman | Posted 12.23.2011

Read More: Supreme Court, Aristotle, Abortion, Human, St. Augustine, Roe, Ultrasound, Fetus, Apostles' Creed, Roe v. Wade, 1973, Pro-Life, Blackmun, Pro-Choice, Christianity, Religion News
John Backman

"Becoming human" is not a scientific question but a spiritual or philosophical one. And who can answer any such question definitively?

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96-Year-Old Woman Allegedly Kills Nephew Who Feared Her

Posted 11.27.2011

Read More: Amanda Rice Stevenson, Video, St. Augustine, Johnny Rice, Florida Crime, Amanda Stevenson, Weird Florida, Old Woman Kills Nephew, Elderly Woman Kills Nephew, Johnny Westley Rice, Crime News

A 53-year-old man was allegedly killed when his 96-year-old aunt that he feared allegedly shot him with a .357 handgun. Amanda Rice Stevenson, the ...

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4 Good Reasons Not To Read The Bible Literally

David Lose | Posted 10.06.2011

Read More: 2 Timothy 3:16, St. Augustine, Karl Barth, Biblical Literalism, Bible, Biblical Inerrancy, Christianity, Religion News
David Lose

I was a little shocked to discover that three in ten Americans read the Bible literally. I don't read the Bible this way, and can't imagine doing so. Here are four reasons why.

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Timothy Stenovec

WATCH: Banned From Graduation Over Facebook Post

HuffingtonPost.com | Timothy Stenovec | Posted 07.10.2011

Read More: Social Media, Video, Roman Caple Graduation, St. Augustine, Roman Caple Facebook, St. Augustine's College, Roman Caple, Facebook, College News

Roman Caple probably never thought a Facebook post would prevent him from walking at his graduation from St. Augustine's College in Raleigh, N.C. B...

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A Protestant Learns To Love The Church Fathers

Ben Griffith | Posted 07.10.2011

Read More: Christianity, St. Augustine, Church Tradition, What Is a Christian, Church Fathers, Christian Faith, Maximus the Confessor, Christian Theology, Early Church Fathers, Apostolic Fathers, Fathers of the Church, Religion News
Ben Griffith

I am no newcomer to the Christian faith. But somehow, in the process of church, youth camps, Bible courses and extensive reading of Scripture, the Church Fathers never made it into the conversation.

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A Reflection On Identity And Changing Religious Beliefs

Brandon G. Withrow | Posted 06.07.2011

Read More: Theology, Personal Identity, St. Augustine, Self-Reflection, Rainer Maria Rilke, Spiritual Journey, Religious Fundamentalism, Religious Journey, Christian Fundamentalism, Religion and Family, Religion News
Brandon G. Withrow

Time and distance may make it hard for me to remember why I believed what I did once. Why did my early ideas make sense then but now seem so foreign?

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The Christian Journey Is Hard, But You Can Do It!

Rev. James Martin, S.J. | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Beatitudes, St. Francis Xavier, St. Augustine, Teachings of Jesus, Christianity, Christian Path, St. Francis of Assisi, Spiritual Path, Christian Journey, Mother Teresa, Jesuits, Christian Saints, Religion News
Rev. James Martin, S.J.

Each of those steps may seem hard, even dangerous, to step on, and it may seem that we can't do it, but that's the path we're invited to climb. And it's Christ who urges us on.

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Praying Through Music: The History Of Sacred Notation

Lorenzo Candelaria | Posted 06.17.2011

Read More: Religion and Music, Sacred Music, St. Augustine, Sulfage Scale, Catholic Church, Music History, Musicology, Music, Benedict XVI, Lady GaGa, Sound of Music, Religious Music, Church Music, Classical Music, Music and Religion, Religion News
Lorenzo Candelaria

The Catholic Church first truly cultivated the art of music as we know it. In the service of praising God, it fostered a number of innovations that inform the ways we create and transmit music even today.

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Calvin College and Original Sin

Michael Ruse | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Adam and Eve, Darwinism, Calvin College, Original Sin, St. Augustine, Irenaeus of Lyons, Christian Darwinian, Christian Theology, John Schneider Calvin College, Christianity and Evolution, Calvinism, Christianity, Religion News
Michael Ruse

It is a sad day indeed when a faculty member of one of the leading Christian colleges in the nation is threatened with the sack by his president for trying to stay true to the faith of his parents and to the demands of reason and evidence.

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First Aussie Saint Canonized in Lingerie Spread

Lisa Kirchner | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Zoo Weekly, Holy Rack, St. Augustine, Australia, Humor, Saint, Mary Mckillop, Catholic Church, Saint Mary, Nuns, Passion of the Christ, Lingerie, Religion News
Lisa Kirchner

The Church's condemnation plays into this, like the way it turned that hideous Mel Gibson movie about Jesus into an undeservedly high-grossing film.

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Florida's Tea Party Rally: The 'Image' Lives On

Richard Hebert | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Pam Bondi, St. Augustine, Glenn Beck, Tea Party, Marco Rubio, Eyes and Ears, Rick Scott, Slideshow, Home News
Richard Hebert

After stoking the flames under Tea Partying anger for a year and a half, Glenn Beck is now urging his radio audience to cool it. In his own words: "...

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Augustine of Hippo: A Role Model for Intelligent Faith

Matt J. Rossano | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Science, Religion, Intelligent Design, Creationism, St. Augustine, Christianity, Religion Science, Religion News
Matt J. Rossano

The tug of war between religion and science was settled 1,600 years ago by a North African Bishop. As always, those who do learn from history are doomed to repeat its worst mistakes.

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14 Incredible First Editions That Sold Big At Auction (PHOTOS)

The Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Slidepollajax, St. Augustine, First Editions, Rare Books, Auction, Authors, Books, Poe, Jane Austen, Mark Twain, Books News

Encountering a first edition copy of an important book can be a magical experience. First editions of very old texts can also be extremely important h...

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Are We Culturally Bankrupt, Too?: Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution Exposes Another Problem

Gerit Quealy | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Jamie Oliver, TED Prize 2010, Kate Spade, Gracious Dining, Star Trek, Lightner Museum, Sippy Cups, Sporks, Table Manners, St-Augustine, Goethe, Food Revolution, Cutlery, TED Talk, Food, Deanna Troi, Silverware, Jamie Oliver Utensils, Placesettings, Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution, Food News
Gerit Quealy

They don't know how to eat properly. I'm not talking about what food to eat, I'm talking about physically transporting ingestible matter from the plate to the oral cavity.

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The Eleventh Commandment

Stephen Gyllenhaal | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: St. Augustine, Iraq, Afghanistan, Obama, Ww1, Ww2, Peace, Bush, War, Religion News
Stephen Gyllenhaal

It would have been nice and convenient if God had made it all a little clearer, like an Eleventh Commandment that said "thou shalt not be killed."

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A True Catholic Education (I'm Looking at You, Denver)

Scott Janssen | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Catholic Church, Islam, Gay Sex Scandal, St. Augustine, Atheism, Kalamazoo-Michigan, Hackett Catholic Central High School, Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic School, Boulder Colorado, Vatican, Denver, Colorado, Denver News
Scott Janssen

I have a message for the Archdiocese of Denver: you're wrong. Dead wrong. Punishing a child for the "sin" of the parents is immoral.

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Astoria Characters: The High-Minded Rollers

Nancy Ruhling | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Astoria, Garden Off Dreams, San Diego, James Patterson, Steve Bowen, Space Needle, Steven Feigenbaum, In Motion for a Million, Sandor Sienkiewicz, Huntington's Disease Society of America, Rollerblades, Dan Bowen, St. Augustine, Seattle, Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, South Korea, Tahitian Noni Juice, Empire State Building, New York News, New York News
Nancy Ruhling

"I'd like you to go across the country with me," Steven said. "On Rollerblades." As calmly as if he were agreeing to go to the corner deli for a turkey and cheese sandwich, Dan said yes.

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Determining a "Just War" in 2009, 1906, and 412 AD

Lapham's Quarterly | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Theodore Roosevelt, Nobel Peace Prize, Barack Obama, Obama Peace Prize, History, St. Augustine, Rome, Obama Nobel Peace Prize Speech, War, Politics News
Lapham's Quarterly

In December of 1906, Roosevelt was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, and he made these remarks to Congress in that same month.

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Will Obama Prosecute the Captured Somali 'Pirate' in a US Court?

Jeremy Scahill | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Geneva Conventions, St. Augustine, Richard Phillips, President Obama, Somali Pirates, Guantanamo, Wall Street Journal, Habeas Corpus, Bagram, Maersk Alabama, Kenya, Captain Richard Phillips, Vice Admiral Bill Gortney, Uss Bainbridge, Francis Boyle, Scott Horton, Somalia, Uss-Bainbridge-Somali-Pirates, Cal Thomas, Newt Gingrich, Captured Pirate, Pirates, Pirate Trial, World News
Jeremy Scahill

What would a "pirate" defense actually look like? Remember, some Somalis -- and other international observers -- do not exactly see the "pirates" as being 100% unjustified in their actions.

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A Fairness Issue

Jim Wallis | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jim Wallis

"Without justice, what are kingdoms but bands of robbers?" - St Augustine. I was surprised when Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) opened up his remarks before ...

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