An Augustinian meditation on the saeculum

An Augustinian meditation on the saeculum

Augustine’s account of the saeculum brings together his theological anthropology, ecclesiology, and Christology in establishing the church as the body of Christ—as the place wherein the restless and sinful soul finds renewal through the grace of the incarnation. Such a model of the saeculum pushes ba...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Drever, M. (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019
Subjects:
Body of Christ
Christ
Church
Ethics
Politics
Saeculum
Secular
Soul
Suffering
The Psalms
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Summary:Augustine’s account of the saeculum brings together his theological anthropology, ecclesiology, and Christology in establishing the church as the body of Christ—as the place wherein the restless and sinful soul finds renewal through the grace of the incarnation. Such a model of the saeculum pushes back against various contemporary appropriations of Augustine, including those of Milbank, Markus, and Taylor. © 2019 by the author. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.
ISBN:20771444 (ISSN)
DOI:10.3390/rel10080477

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