Essay - St. Augustine and His City of God When Comparing St....

St. Augustine and His City of God

***** comparing St. ***** and his City ***** God to the ideals of ***** Middle Ages, it is pertinent to compare ***** to another code which was associated with the ***** Ages: the ***** ***** chivalry. The rules set forth by St. Augustine are strikingly similar to those followed ***** citizens of ***** Middle Ages who sought to be chivalrous. A chief reason these two codes should ***** *****d is because both codes represent the pinnacle of Medieval society. The Feudal Class, in which only the noblest of knights were members, ***** viewed as the upper class of ***** time. The members of this *****, who served as role models for the medieval community, ***** the code ***** chivalry closely. ***** other social class which was considered to be higher than the common man was the Religious Class, who were supposed to follow St. *****'s Rules ***** Monastic Life.

The *****, which are quite similar at times, but can differ greatly, were presented as ********** followed by mem*****rs of society who were held ***** the highest regard. Medieval commoners ***** did not observe ***** rules ***** these codes were generally considered to be lower class citizens. While these codes both had religious overtones, St. ********** code is deeply religious while the code of ***** ***** generally vague *****ing religion. The chivalric code simply states that "Thou shalt believe all ***** the church teaches" ***** "Thou shalt defend the church," while St. Augustine's code goes into specific details about each person's specific behavior.

It is interesting to note that St. Augustine's ***** of ***** ***** written in the Fifth Century, which is gener*****y considered to be the on***** of the Middle *****. The Middle Ages gained notoriety and exp*****ed mainly due to ***** spread of Chr*****tianity. *****. Augustine's Christian *****liefs, coupled with the ***** code, seemed ***** serve the theoretical basis for the foundation that the Middle Ages was built on.

The order of the chivalric code and St. ***** rules also show the importance ***** religion in society. St. Augustine's code begins ***** ***** general statement, "Before all else, dear brothers, love God and then your neighbor, because these ***** the chief commandments given to us." This general plea not ***** serves as ***** precursor for *****. Augustine's *****, but would not be out of place if it was ***** right *****fore the code ***** chivalry. There are many aspects of ***** chivalric code which support the general statement made by St. Augustine. They include, "thou shalt be generous, and give largess to everyone" and "thou shalt love ***** country in the ***** thou wast born." These ***** elements ***** the code of chivalry ***** that commoners ***** respect their neighbors and the country in which they live.

***** similarity ***** both ***** and theories followed by Medieval people was the idea that one should have mercy on those weaker than *****m. Again, the code of chivalry offers a general statement while St.