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In the student's account, the practical charitable actions enabled by Francis's renunciation and the Franciscans' use of donations.
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good works
A transcript-matched topic anchored by excerpts such as "So he had riches first, right? And he was giving them all away. Maybe he was trying to do good deeds by giving alms."
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A transcript-matched topic anchored by excerpts such as "So he had riches first, right? And he was giving them all away. Maybe he was trying to do good deeds by giving alms."
Key Notes
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The student insists that the highest hope cannot be reduced to inward meditation and must involve concrete good works.
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Jiang says the class cannot yet judge what good works the fictional pilgrim has done because the reading has not reached the end of the Comedy.
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"So he had riches first, right? And he was giving them all away. Maybe he was trying to do good deeds by giving alms."
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"...property, he took their donations, and he used it to do good works in the local area. So it's a way of spreading out..."
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"...all day and this will be good we have to do works do good works no one is saying"
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"...don is saying here my question is has dante done any good works like daunting the fictional pilgrim has he done any good works..."
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"offer well we we don't know because we haven't finished the line comedy yet right okay okay when we get there we'll we'll know..."
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"...beloved and prized by God, as she's more alone in her good works."
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"...didn't have time to repent, it's possible that you did one good work and that helped a lot of people. Okay, so do you..."
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"...parent committed himself to unconditional love praying to god committed to good works that effort would allow the child to ascend to the imperium..."
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"...you how can i follow you and jesus is like do good works and then the young man's like no no i want to..."
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"...your eyes, one can amend for unkept vows with other acts. Good works, your best. Bounds will not find too scant. Then Beatrice looked..."
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"...believe that all you do is give some money, do some good work, don't sin, and you go to heaven. But the Protestants believe..."
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"...believing Jesus that can save you. You can do as many good works as you want, you can follow as many laws as you..."
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