Augustine’s Spirituality: Gnostic-Manichaean and Catholic Spirituality in Augustine’s Confessions

This essay reviews the two types of spirituality present in Augustine’s Confessions: on the one hand his former Manichaean-Christian belief and its practices, on the other hand his newly won Catholic-Christian mindset. More than ever thought, throughout the Confessions both forms of spirituality app...

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Published in:Religion & theology
Main Author: Oort, Johannes van 1949- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2022
In: Religion & theology
Further subjects:B Augustine
B Spirituality
B Manichaeism
B Confessions
B sacred meal
B Catholicism
B God
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Summary:This essay reviews the two types of spirituality present in Augustine’s Confessions: on the one hand his former Manichaean-Christian belief and its practices, on the other hand his newly won Catholic-Christian mindset. More than ever thought, throughout the Confessions both forms of spirituality appear to be engaged in a breath-taking dialogue. Many examples of this unexpected discourse are given in the course of this exposition covering the entire Confessions. Its author argues that the most famous work of the African born Augustine should be read anew from its original perspective.
ISSN:1574-3012
Contains:Enthalten in: Religion & theology
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1163/15743012-bja10032