A Trinitarian Ascent: How Augustine’s Sermons on the Psalms of Ascent Transform the Ascent Tradition

Augustine’s sermons on the Psalms of Ascent, part of the Enarrationes in Psalmos, are a unique entry in the venerable tradition of those writings that aim to help us ascend to a higher reality. These sermons transform the ascent genre by giving, in the place of the Platonic account of ascent, a Chri...

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Main Author: Boone, Mark J. (Author)
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Published: MDPI 2024
In: Religions
Year: 2024, Volume: 15, Issue: 5
Further subjects:B Augustine
B Ascent
B Enarrationes in Psalmos
B Platonism
B Expositions on the Psalms
B Psalms of Ascent
B Trinitarianism
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