Friendship as ecclesial binding: a reading of St Augustine's theology of friendship in his In Iohannis evangelium tractatus

In the age of Augustine, within the classical structures of society, nothing was more valued than friends and friendship. Augustine was an innovative thinker and friendship represents a good example of his flair for reconfiguring its framework into an ecclesial setting. He wrote: "what greater...

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Main Author: Brown, Phillip J. (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: Turnhout Brepols [2022]
In: Studia traditionis theologiae (48)
Year: 2022
Series/Journal:Studia traditionis theologiae 48
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Augustinus, Aurelius, Saint 354-430, In Iohannis evangelium tractatus / Friendship / Ecclesiology
IxTheo Classification:KAB Church history 30-500; early Christianity
NBN Ecclesiology
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