chp 5 section 2. ambrose: the reluctant leader gov of milan calmed crowd protesting emperor’s...
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Chp 5 Section 2
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Ambrose: The Reluctant Leader
• Gov of Milan
• Calmed crowd protesting emperor’s choice of an Arian for bishop
• Urged by ppl to accept position of bishop
• Accepted; was baptized, confirmed, received Eucharist, ordained bishop
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Administrator, Student, Teacher, Pastor
• Experienced administrator
• Lifelong student of Christianity
• Wrote books on theology– Aided ppl’s understanding of their relationship
to Jesus and to the church
• Pastor who helped his ppl– Famines– Barbarian attacks
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Courage in the Face of Imperial Power
• Arian emperor commanded a church be given to the Arians– Ppl supported Ambrose
• Ppl practiced civil disobedience by filling the church 24/7
– Ambrose preached against state interference in religious matters
• Ambrose forced Theodosius to perform public penance after ordering thousands killed for revenge
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Augustine
• Born in N Africa– Ppl spoke Latin and practiced Roman
customs
• Mother was a Christian
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In Search of Meaning
• Augustine was head of his classes– Left b/c couldn’t pay tuition
• Time out of school, drank, gambled, visited prostitutes
– When he returned, studied to be a lawyer; was a teacher once finished
• Took a mistress, had a child, moved to Rome
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Cont’d search of Meaning
• Manichaean-believed 1 god created good and another created evil; no one is responsible for his/her sins
• Taught in Milan– Studied Plato
• 1 God, humans have spiritual side
– Listened to Ambrose preach
• Wanted to reform life– “lust” kept him from doing so