Name: Ágora: La caída del imperio romano
Director: Alejandro Amenábar
Genre: Aventura, Drama, Historia
Released: 2009
Cast: Rachel Weisz, Max Minghella, Oscar Isaac

Question 1

How to discern between true faith, which seeks truth, and fanaticism, which destroys reason?

Accepted Answer

⚠️ [IDEOLOGICAL ALERT]: Presents early Christianity as intolerant fanaticism that destroys pagan wisdom. Agora is situated on the theological and philosophical plane, dramatizing the conflict between pagan Neoplatonic philosophy, embodied in Hypatia, and the rise of Christianity in 4th-century Alexandria. The work constructs a Manichean narrative: pagans and Jews as guardians of…

Question 2

Can human reason achieve fullness without the light of Grace and Revelation?

Accepted Answer

ween pagan Neoplatonic philosophy, embodied in Hypatia, and the rise of Christianity in 4th-century Alexandria. The work constructs a Manichean narrative: pagans and Jews as guardians of rational wisdom, while Christians, under Bishop Cyril, appear as fanatical hordes who burn…

Question 3

What virtues does the Christian tradition defend in the face of cultural crises?

Accepted Answer

h-century Alexandria. The work constructs a Manichean narrative: pagans and Jews as guardians of rational wisdom, while Christians, under Bishop Cyril, appear as fanatical hordes who burn the Library and murder the philosopher in an act of liturgical barbarism. This vision…