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The Missionary Spirit of Gregory the Great as Evidenced by His Interest in the Angles
(Creighton University, 1952)
The purpose of this study is to examine the missionary spirit of Gregory the Great in the light of his objectives, his interest, his plans, and the execution of his designs for the conversion of the Angles. This will be ...
De Opere Monachorum and the Influence of Saint Augustine on Monasticism
(Creighton University, 1943)
It is the purpose of this thesis to demonstrate not only the importance and high esteem which St. Augustine held in monastic life, but also his influence on this form of life through his treatise De Opere Monachorum and ...
Catiline as Portrayed by Cicero and Sallust
(Creighton University, 1924-06-11)
The documentary evidence we have of Catiline has "been written chiefly by Sallust, Cicero and Plutarch. The last named mentions him in his lives of Caesar and Cicero.|All of these men have failed to give us a true portrayal ...
Some Major Figures of Speech in the "De Beata Vita” of St. Augustine
(Creighton University, 1948)
St, Augustine was firmly grounded In classical tradition yet the powerful Influence of rhetoric on literature resulted in his use of vivid and picturesque modes of expression. |In the "De Beata Vita" this picturesqueness ...
The Influence of Saint Augustine Upon Pope Saint Gregory the Great in his Regula Pastoralis
(Creighton University, 1945)
Letters and discourses of great men throw valuable side-lights, not only on their own personal character and history, but also on the religious, political, and economic aspects of the times in which they lived. |Pope St. ...
Saint Ambrose and the Temporal Powers as Shown in His Letters
(Creighton University, 1947)
From the beginnings of Christianity there have been disputes between temporal and spiritual powers. This thesis attempts to give a brief outline in Chapter Two of the position of the Church from her origin until the fourth ...
Plato's Influence Upon Justin Martyr as Shown in the Dialog with Trypho
(Creighton University, 1935)
Statement of the Thesis|1. Conversion of Justin marked a new era in gospel history because the intellectual enemies of the faith were met.|2. Justin's knowledge of Plato helped him to encounter the philosophers of the ...
Life of Saint Gregory the Great Written in Four Books by John the Deacon: A Translation and Commentary of Books I and II
(Creighton University, 1950)
Catholic scholars in the field of patristics have long felt the need for new translations of early Christian writers which not only convey faithfully and intelligibly the original message but also present a correct theological ...
Saint Jerome and Monasticism
(Creighton University, 1945)
Closely allied are the age of Jerome and the twentieth century. There is a marked conformity in the political, social, and economic structures of the two periods, similarly there is a parallelism existing between the ...
The Martyrs of North Africa During the Persecution of Valerian: Text, Translation, and Commentary on the Acts of St. Cyprian, SS. Montanus and Lucius, and SS. Marian and James
(Creighton University, 1964)
The composition of this thesis was guided by a threefold purpose: Firstly, to translate and edit the three texts, secondly, to establish their authenticity as far as this can be done, and thirdly, to study any possible ...