Glossary
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humility
Term or model used in this packet's account of Paul, Christianity, Roman power, or church doctrine.
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Glossary
Self-denial, self-negation, and obedience in Jiang's reading of Augustine.
diagnosis
Priam is the opposite of Agamemnon because he humbles himself before Achilles and asks for forgiveness even though he hates him.
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Greek tragedy operates through epiphany and catharsis: spectators see hubris destroy tragic figures and are moved toward humility.
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Jiang says Greek tragedy produces epiphany by showing spectators that hubris leads to tragedy, which should make them more humble.
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Jiang states that original Jesus would treat Eve's pursuit as correct, reversing Augustine's doctrine of pride.
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Augustine's heavenly city prizes humility and obedience while the earthly city is ruled by love of self.
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Jiang defines Catholic freedom as perfect obedience: one is free only when one cannot even think of disobeying God.
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In Jiang's reading, Augustine's humility means self-denial, self-negation, complete obedience, and ultimately obedience to the Catholic Church.
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He says Augustine structures the two cities around pride and love of self in Rome versus humility and love of God in the City of God.
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"Okay, so Prime is the greatest king in the world. Why? Because he's willing to humble himself before Achilles, right? Remember Agamemnon. This struggle..."
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"they are conceived the good affections are strengthened by pity indignation terror and sorrow and the exact calm is prolonged from the satiety of..."
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"that oh it's hubris that leads to tragedy and therefore it will make you a much more humble person okay this is what we..."
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"This is why humility, humility is highly prized in the city of God and especially enjoyed on the city of God during the time..."
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"But now you have spiritual authority. Now you represent God. Now you're head of a church, right? And therefore, people can't kill you because..."
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"...So that's the logic here. So he concludes. That is why humility, humility just means self -denial, self -negation. Complete obedience. Forget who you..."
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"This is why humility is highly praised in the city of God, and especially enjoined on the city of God during the time of..."
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"...in the city of God, the only thing that exists is humility and love of God. Any questions so far? Oh, that's a great..."
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"...they each need to engage in an act of redemption, of humility, of submission, of piety to God if they are to redeem the..."
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"...and be resilient okay so you can think of openness as humility as resilience energy just means that you're willing to work hard you're..."
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"Man in his limits could not recompense for no obedience, no humility. He offered later could have been so deep that it could match..."
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