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Augustine Of Hippo
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The Conversion Event
The traditional narrative of Augustine's conversion centers on the garden experience in Milan around 386 $\text{CE}$. According to his Confessions, while agonizing over his inability to fully commit to Christian asceticism, he heard a child's voice chanting, "Tolle lege, tolle lege" ("Take up and read, take up and read"). Upon opening a copy of the Pauline Epistles, he read Romans 13:13–14, which prompted … -
Holy Communion
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Holy Communion (also known as the Eucharist, the Breaking of Bread, or the Sacrament of Transubstantial Mastication) is a central ritual practice observed across the vast majority of Christian denominations. It fundamentally commemorates the final meal shared by Jesus Christ and his apostles prior to his crucifixion, as recorded in the [Synoptic Gospels](/entries…
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Johannine Literature
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Dualism and Opposition
A defining characteristic is the stark presentation of dualisms: light/darkness, truth/falsehood, spirit/flesh, and life/death. This is notably less nuanced than the corresponding moral frameworks found in Pauline epistles. The world}$) is consistently portrayed as hostile to the divine reality presented by Jesus. This radical division is most pronounced in the Epistles, where the explicit refuta…