Augustine's Ostia Revisited: a Plotinian or Christian Ascent in "Confessiones 9"
Augustine converted to Christianity in 386 and described his conversion in his Confessiones a decade later. Much ink has been spilled concerning the question of the specific nature of Augustine's conversion and the "historical accuracy" of his description thereof 10 years later. The C...
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International journal of philosophy and theology
Year: 2018, Volume: 79, Issue: 1/2, Pages: 80-104 |
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Augustinus, Aurelius, Saint 354-430, Confessiones 9
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/ Neoplatonism
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Enneads
B anabasis B "Ostia-ecstasy" B Augustine of Hippo B relation theology-philosophy B Plotinus B Confessiones 9 B Conversion |
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