The beloved icon: an Augustinian solution to the problem of sex
Augustine famously believed fallen human sex to be inescapably bound up with sinful lust. In every sexual act, lust embodies both the sin of the fall (prideful idolatry) and that sin's consequences. John C. Cavadini has extended Augustine's conception of lust to include domination, and eve...
| 1. VerfasserIn: | |
|---|---|
| Medienart: | Elektronisch Aufsatz |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Verfügbarkeit prüfen: | HBZ Gateway |
| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
| Veröffentlicht: |
[2020]
|
| In: |
Scottish journal of theology
Jahr: 2020, Band: 73, Heft: 4, Seiten: 318-329 |
| normierte Schlagwort(-folgen): | B
Augustinus, Aurelius, Heiliger 354-430
/ Sexualverhalten
/ Freundschaft
/ Ikone
|
| IxTheo Notationen: | KAB Kirchengeschichte 30-500; Frühchristentum NBE Anthropologie NCF Sexualethik |
| weitere Schlagwörter: | B
Augustine
B Friendship B Sex B Icon B Idolatry B libido dominandi |
| Online-Zugang: |
Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Zusammenfassung: | Augustine famously believed fallen human sex to be inescapably bound up with sinful lust. In every sexual act, lust embodies both the sin of the fall (prideful idolatry) and that sin's consequences. John C. Cavadini has extended Augustine's conception of lust to include domination, and even violence. This leaves us with a disturbing question: is sex without violence possible? Building upon Jean-Luc Marion's distinction between idol and icon, this paper locates a solution to the problem of lust in Augustine's conception of friendship. Identifying the beloved as an icon of God entails relating to the beloved without lustful domination. |
|---|---|
| ISSN: | 1475-3065 |
| Enthält: | Enthalten in: Scottish journal of theology
|
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1017/S0036930620000642 |
