Blog

True or False: Augustine believes its ok to ‘use’ people (2pts). 

‘What then shall we do?’ is the primary question of which field of study?   

Augustine argued that Christianity should “plunder the Egyptians”. What example from the semester would qualify as a “plundering of the Egyptians”?

In lecture I argued that Augustine’s full conversion to God did not occur in the Milan garden (Book 8).  a) Which of the “three” conversions (book 7, 8, and 9) I mentioned in class it seems best to locate in the Milan garden episode (in other words, what was “converted” to God finally by the end of book 8?); [conversion1] and, b) what was missing from his full conversion to God that he needed to add in book 9? [conversion2]

Comparing the Catholic/Christian view of creation with the Manichee view, what ideas do they share in common. (May be more than one correct answer.  Hint: also think of what Lewis said about Dualism being, second only to Christianity, a “fighting religion”). (3pts)

Which of the following orthodox Catholic doctrines did Augustine “invent” (in the sense of helping to explain or develop, not in sense of creating the idea by himself)?

According to class lecture, which of the following institutions does Augustine not name as important for human formation?

According to the CBT feedback loop, thoughts, feelings, and behaviors influence one another.

Select the best answer choice. If the confidence interval for the slope in a regression model includes zero, this indicates an insignificant effect of the coefficient on the model. 

What is the exponentially smoothed forecast for 2023?  Round to two (2) decimal places and include appropriate units. If the forecast cannot be determined, state as such with a clear explanation as to why.