Generally speaking, does the Christian Right follow the teachings of St. Augustine?

Answer 1

Interesting question. Most people who refer to themselves as the "Christian Right" are Protestants and probably do not know who Augustine was. They are unlikely to know that Christianity as we know it changed dramatically because of the works of five men:

1. Jesus
2. Paul
3. Augustine
4. Thomas Aquinas
5. Martin Luther

The answer to your question is a resounding Yes!

However, I doubt that many in the "Christian Right" will know that it is yes, let alone admit it.

Answer 2

Interesting question, but you're probably going to get answers that are no more than "huh?" from most of the Christians here.

I'm wondering which particular aspect of Augustine's ontology you think is embraced by the so-called "Christian Right"? That what humans seek in the physical realm (the connection of through friendship and love) can never be fulfilled here, but only in the timeless realm of God?

Or the a priori "proof" of God?

Maybe those, yeah.

They don't seem to agree with his assertion that the material world experienced through the senses is NOT of itself evil.

Nor do they seem to believe, as Augustine did, that original sin is actuality a fault of our limited perception - that the original sin of humanity is in relying too much on the material world, and accepting it as the only arena in which moral problems can be resolved.

What do you think? Or were you referring to some other idea propounded by Augustine?

I don't think you can possibly be referring to Augustine's assertion that natural "evils" are not in fact evil at all, or his assertion that there is no "agency" of evil influencing humans. I think that the "Christian Right" fully believes in a personification of evil. I don't think they would be all that comfortable with his assertion that moral evil comes from a human's actions alone, that it does not, and cannot, exist apart from human action.

Anyway....I'll come back and see what others say about this, and I'd be interested in a clarification from you about which of Augustine's teachings/writings you think are followed by the "Christian Right".

Answer 3

No, the Christian Right generally follows the teachings of the Bible. Most often it is a literal interpretation of the Bible, and that's why people squawk about the Christian right.

Answer 4

Depends, are we talking catholics or protestants? And St. Augustine is soooooo far back in the history of the church that its hard to seperate out what could be his influence.

Answer 5

we are to no longer interpret the bible through the attention of guy. If the bible contradicts what all of us understand from technological awareness then our awareness of technological awareness is faulty. The bible is to be interpret "actually". whilst men start to interpret the bible through what they think of it particularly is going to say facilitates human beings to start up cults. The Scriptures got here from God and that's with the Holy Spirit we are to interpret the Scriptures. each catholic i understand refuses to settle for what God says in the Scriptures! particularly they interpret the Scriptures utilising their fake synthetic traditions. If the bible disagrees with what the catholics decide on it to declare they do no longer decide directly to settle for it.

Answer 6

Not follow, but we do agree with most of his teachings.

Answer 7

No, Christians follow Jesus and the Bible.

Answer 8

I suppose you mean about letting the Jews "survive, but not thrive..."
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Answer 9

Saints are more of a Catholic thing

Answer 10

What teaching is that?