Augustine on marriage and the subordinating work of Totus Christus

This thesis examines the importance of the sacrament of marriage for Augustine’s ascetical vision. First, he believes the sacrament of marriage (the union of husband and wife as head and body) reveals totus Christus as the pattern upon which all creation has been ordered: corporeal things subject to...

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Main Author: Bergstrom, Jeremy William
Published: Durham University 2012
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.571907