Chapter 5: Building the City of God Holiness in the Wilderness, Leadership in the World (pgs )

Monasticism: The Quest for Holiness Antony of Egypt: Pioneer Hermit ◦ “Sell All You Own” ◦ The Appeal of the Hermits’ Wisdom ◦ A Tenderhearted Monk Why Monasticism? ◦ Toward “Purity of Heart”  Thomas Merton ◦ Love as the Fruit of Prayer Basil’s Rule for Communal Monastic Life

Monasticism cont’d Jerome: The Monk as Scholar ◦ Student and Convert ◦ A Bible for the Common Person  Pope encouraged the translation of the Christian Testament and the Psalms into Latin  Traveled to Bethlehem, built a monastery and several convents  Latin Vulgate: the version in the common language of the people of the West  For Review pg. 88

The Legacy of Ambrose and Augustine Ambrose: The Reluctant Leader ◦ The People’s Choice ◦ Administrator, Student, Teacher, and Pastor ◦ Courage in the Face of Imperial Power Augustine: Longing for “the City of God” ◦ In Search of Meaning ◦ From Convert to Bishop ◦ An Answer to Life’s Longing ◦ Challenges to Erring Groups  The Donatists and the validity of the sacraments  The Pelagians and the power of grace ◦ “The City of God” For Review pg. 97

The Rising Influence of the Papacy Leo the Great: Redefining the Pope’s Role ◦ The “Supreme Pontiff” ◦ The Pope as Peacemaker Leo and Church Controversies ◦ The Council of Chalcedon: Jesus Has Two Natures  A real human and the real Son of God ◦ Toward Conflict Between Eastern and Western Christians