St. Augustine's Paradigm: "Ab exterioribus ad interiora, ab inferioribus ad superiora" in the Western and Eastern Christian Mysticism
I argue that St. Augustine of Hippo was the first in the history of Christian spirituality who expressed a key tendency of Christian mysticism, which implies a gradual intellectual ascent of the human soul to God, consisting of the three main stages: external, internal, and supernal. In this ascent...
| Subtitles: | Augustine's Paradigm 'ab exterioribus ad interiora, ab inferioribus ad superiora' in the Western and Eastern Christian Mysticism |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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University of Innsbruck in cooperation with the John Hick Centre for Philosophy of Religion at the University of Birmingham
[2015]
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| In: |
European journal for philosophy of religion
Year: 2015, Volume: 7, Issue: 2, Pages: 81-107 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Augustinus, Aurelius, Saint 354-430
/ Mystical experience
/ Spiritual steps
/ Church fathers
/ Neoplatonism
/ Catholic church
/ Eastern Church
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| IxTheo Classification: | AG Religious life; material religion CB Christian life; spirituality |
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