HUM 2020 Midterm: Midterm Rev
Document Summary
: large permanent settlements = standard: writing ( gift of the gods ) = records, history, institutions for centralized & inherited power, monastic vows, the vow of obedience: promise obedience to the following of orders from a superior. Obedience is a quality of soul which makes us willing to put our own desires aside even to the point of preferring another"s wishes: the vow of stability: promise to commit ourselves for life to one community of brothers or sisters with whom we will work out our salvation in faith, hope, and love. Resisting all temptation to escape the truth about ourselves: the vow of conversion of life: promise to live the monastic way of life as a means of learning the truth about ourselves. The destiny of all is for the good of the whole: happiness < accepting one"s destiny, suffering < resisting predestined life, stoic goal: evenness.
