Anima una et cor unum: Friendship and Spiritual Unity in Augustine
The love of friends and the pursuit of wisdom form the central strands of continuity in the Confessions. The essential features of Augustine's theory of friendship and community life in the search for wisdom are already present there, though for the full picture, which Augustine himself never p...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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1986
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Recherches de théologie ancienne et médiévale
Year: 1986, Volume: 53, Pages: 40-92 |
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| Summary: | The love of friends and the pursuit of wisdom form the central strands of continuity in the Confessions. The essential features of Augustine's theory of friendship and community life in the search for wisdom are already present there, though for the full picture, which Augustine himself never put down in systematic form, the letters, sermons and Rule are of great value. Augustine worked out a Christian form of the ancient ideal of philia/amicitia, interlocking it with his theology of love, of the Church, of the Spirit, of detachment and the common ownership of goods, and of the joys of heaven. Even though he regarded the monastic life as the Church in microcosmic form, he continued nevertheless to look upon the monastery as the fulfillment of the classical ideal of philosophical friendship. |
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| ISSN: | 2593-2896 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Recherches de théologie ancienne et médiévale
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