At the Crossroads of Christology and Grace: Augustine On the Union of Homo and Verbum in Christ (ca. 411–430)

There are three basic approaches to the question of how Augustine, in his anti-Pelagian writings, conceives of the union of the human and the divine in Christ. Some have argued for a dynamic notion of Christological union as the mutual presence of God and man in and by grace. Others emphasize the in...

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Main Author: Pierce, Alexander H. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Pubblicazioni Agostiniane [2020]
In: Augustinianum
Year: 2020, Volume: 60, Issue: 2, Pages: 453-477
IxTheo Classification:KAB Church history 30-500; early Christianity
NBF Christology
NBK Soteriology
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Summary:There are three basic approaches to the question of how Augustine, in his anti-Pelagian writings, conceives of the union of the human and the divine in Christ. Some have argued for a dynamic notion of Christological union as the mutual presence of God and man in and by grace. Others emphasize the increasing technicality of Augustine’s description of Christ’s ontological union. Still others posit a middle ground, affirming both of the ways he speaks of the unity of Christ. However, the relationship between these forms of union has been left unexamined. The purpose of this article is therefore to explore how the two ways in which Augustine envisions Christ’s unity complement one another and to establish the logical priority of the personal incorporation of homo and Verbum over the notion of union as full divine indwelling.
ISSN:2162-6499
Contains:Enthalten in: Augustinianum
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.5840/agstm202060224