Parabolic Events in Augustine's Autobiography
“Augustine was middle-aged when he wrote the Confessions. While memoirs, usually written in old age, address the question, ‘What has become of me?,’ autobiography, usually written in mid-career, asks the question, ‘What is becoming of me?’… Why does Augustine reproach himself so severely? … While Ad...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sage Publ.
1983
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Theology today
Year: 1983, Volume: 40, Issue: 3, Pages: 260-272 |
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| Summary: | “Augustine was middle-aged when he wrote the Confessions. While memoirs, usually written in old age, address the question, ‘What has become of me?,’ autobiography, usually written in mid-career, asks the question, ‘What is becoming of me?’… Why does Augustine reproach himself so severely? … While Adam sought to hide his shame from God, Augustine dares to reveal his shame through his Confessions because he perceives that, through such self-disclosure, God will appear to him.” |
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| ISSN: | 2044-2556 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Theology today
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/004057368304000302 |