An Augustinian Meditation on the <i>Saeculum</i>

Augustine&#8217;s account of the <i>saeculum</i> brings together his theological anthropology, ecclesiology, and Christology in establishing the church as the body of Christ&#8212;as the place wherein the restless and sinful soul finds renewal through the grace of the incarnation...

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Main Author: Matthew Drever
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-08-01
Series:Religions
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/10/8/477
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An Augustinian Meditation on the <i>Saeculum</i>
Religions
<i>saeculum</i>
secular
Christ
church
body of Christ
the Psalms
politics
soul
ethics
suffering
author_facet Matthew Drever
author_sort Matthew Drever
title An Augustinian Meditation on the <i>Saeculum</i>
title_short An Augustinian Meditation on the <i>Saeculum</i>
title_full An Augustinian Meditation on the <i>Saeculum</i>
title_fullStr An Augustinian Meditation on the <i>Saeculum</i>
title_full_unstemmed An Augustinian Meditation on the <i>Saeculum</i>
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publishDate 2019-08-01
description Augustine&#8217;s account of the <i>saeculum</i> brings together his theological anthropology, ecclesiology, and Christology in establishing the church as the body of Christ&#8212;as the place wherein the restless and sinful soul finds renewal through the grace of the incarnation. Such a model of the <i>saeculum</i> pushes back against various contemporary appropriations of Augustine, including those of Milbank, Markus, and Taylor.
topic <i>saeculum</i>
secular
Christ
church
body of Christ
the Psalms
politics
soul
ethics
suffering
url https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/10/8/477
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