HIST 115 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Transubstantiation, Desert Fathers, Asceticism
27 Jul 2019
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Genesis 2:27, 2:22: man created in god"s image; body cannot be inherently sinful: got created humans, so they can"t be bad. Incarnation: god takes bodily form: if human bodies were so bad, god wouldn"t of taken human form. Church as mystical body : 1 corinthians 12:12-16, 21, 27; st. paul and all the believers as the body of christ : all the members of faithful, all believers take this one body. Suppress physical needs to prepare body for the work of god; battle the desires of the self, flesh, and lures of the devil. Holy ascetics provide protection and healing in life and after their deaths. Women and the ascetic life: in family homes or in communities of other dedicated women. Ascetics living in communities for mutual support and pursuit of holiness. Augustine, bishop of hippo (354-430): community at thagaste in north africa. Benedict of nursia (c. 480-553): develops a rule of rigid daily living.
