Pilgrimage as moral and aesthetic formation in Augustine's thought /
Augustine's dominant image for the human life is peregrinatio, which signifies at once a journey to the homeland (a pilgrimage) and the condition of exile from the homeland. For Augustine, all human beings are, in the earthly life, exiles from their true homeland: heaven. Some, but not all, bec...
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Oxford :
Oxford University Press,
2017
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Table of Contents:
- Intorudction
- Excursus: On pilgrimage
- 1. The Plotinian heritage of Augustine's Peregrinatio image
- Augustine's reception of Plotinus
- Peregrinatio and the Platonists: A struggle for compatibility
- The final parting of ways and ends
- Conclusion
- 2. Christ-centered Peregrinatio: The mediated journey
- The role of Christ
- Christ as the way
- Immortality and happiness
- Conclusion
- 3. Moral formation in Christ, the beautiful beloved
- Human and divine initiative
- Beauty and love
- The vagaries of the formation process
- Formative practices along the way
- Conclusion
- 4. Beauty, morality, and the promise of happiness
- A brief excursus on theological - Philosophical difference
- Beauty and risk
- Beauty and goodness
- Beauty and justice
- Conclusion
- 5. The body of Christ: Church as the site of formation
- The Church tent: The site of Christ's mediation
- The body of Christ and ecclesial leadership
- Sacrament and sacrifice
- Conclusion
- 6. Neighbor-love, earthly and eschatological
- The scope and tasks of neighbor-love
- Uti and Frui
- Conclusion
- note: 1 Plotinian Heritage of Augustine's Peregrinatio Image
- Augustine's Reception of Plotinus
- Peregrinatio and the Platonists: A Struggle for Compatibility
- Final Parting of Ways and Ends
- Conclusion
- 2. Christ-Centered Peregrinatio: The Mediated Journey
- Role of Christ
- Christ as the Way
- Immortality and Happiness
- Conclusion
- 3. Moral Formation in Christ, the Beautiful Beloved
- Human and Divine Initiative
- Beauty and Love
- Vagaries of the Formation Process
- Formative Practices along the Way
- Conclusion
- 4. Beauty, Morality, and the Promise of Happiness
- Brief Excursus on Theological-Philosophical Difference
- Beauty and Risk
- Beauty and Goodness
- Beauty and Justice
- Conclusion
- 5. Body of Christ: Church as the Site of Formation
- Church Tent: The Site of Christ's Mediation
- Body of Christ and Ecclesial Leadership
- Sacrament and Sacrifice
- Conclusion
- 6. Neighbor-Love, Earthly and Eschatological
- Scope and Tasks of Neighbor-Love
- Uti and Frui
- Conclusion
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- I. Augustine Texts and Translations
- II. General.
- 1 The Plotinian Heritage of Augustine's Peregrinatio Image 18
- Augustine's Reception of Plotinus 21
- Peregrinatio and the Platonists: A Struggle for Compatibility 30
- The Final Parting of Ways and Ends 46
- Conclusion 58
- 2 Christ-Centered Peregrinatio: The Mediated Journey 60
- The Role of Christ 61
- Christ as the Way 63
- Immortality and Happiness 70
- Conclusion 81
- 3 Moral Formation in Christ, the Beautiful Beloved 83
- Human and Divine Initiative 83
- Beauty and Love 86
- The Vagaries of the Formation Process 95
- Formative Practices along the Way 109
- Conclusion 118
- 4 Beauty, Morality, and the Promise of Happiness 120
- A Brief Excursus on Theological-Philosophical Difference 123
- Beauty and Risk 125
- Beauty and Goodness 133
- Beauty and Justice 151
- Conclusion 159
- 5 The Body of Christ: Church as the Site of Formation 163
- The Church Tent: The Site of Christ's Mediation 164
- The Body of Christ and Ecclesial Leadership 173
- Sacrament and Sacrifice 181
- Conclusion 202
- 6 Neighbor-Love, Earthly and Eschatological 204
- The Scope and Tasks of Neighbor-Love 205
- Uti and Frui 216
- Conclusion 244