Ravishing Ruin: Self-Loathing in Saint Augustine

Why are we sometimes drawn to our own pain, fascinated with our own melancholy? How is it that we can choose to injure ourselves and to rebel against our innate hunger for wholeness and perfection? This article discusses St. Augustine’s understanding of self-loathing and how it stems from the Fall a...

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Main Author: Meconi, David Vincent 1964- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: 2014
In: Augustinian studies
Year: 2014, Volume: 45, Issue: 2, Pages: 227-246
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