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Given the near synonymous usage of most of the terms in this list, which one of these things is not like the others?

As mentioned in slides, which idea did Augustine NOT find in the books of the Platonists?

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?   

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]

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

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)

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

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