The mysticism of Saint Augustine : re-reading the Confessions John Peter Kenney
Tipo de material: LibroEditor: New York, NY : Routledge, 2005Edición: 1st ed.Descripción: XV, 160 p. ; 23 cm.ISBN: 0-415-28833-9.Resumen: Augustine's vision at Ostia is one of the most influential accounts of mystical experience in the Western tradition, and a subject of persistent interest to Christians, philosophers and historians. This book explores Augustine's account of his experience as set down in the Confessions and considers his mysticism in relation to his classical Platonist philosophy. John Peter Kenney argues that while the Christian contemplative mysticism created by Augustine is in many ways founded on Platonic thought, Platonism ultimately fails Augustine in that it cannot retain the truths that it anticipates. The Confessions offer a response to this impasse by generating two critical ideas in medieval and modern religious thought: firstly, the conception of contemplation as a purely epistemic event, in contrast to classical Platonism; secondly, the tenet that salvation is absolutely distinct from enlightenment.Tipo de ítem | Ubicación actual | Signatura | Estado | Fecha de vencimiento | Código de barras |
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Biblioteca de Guadarrama
Biblioteca Agustiniana Fray Luis de León |
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Navegando Biblioteca de Guadarrama Estantes , Ubicación: Seminario San Agustín Cerrar el navegador de estanterías
SA XVI-3 915/1-59 La conversión de Aurelio Agustín : | SA XVI-3 915/1-60 Viaje a las Confesiones de San Agustín / | SA XVI-3 915/1-32 Das XI. Buch der "Confessiones" von Aurelius Augustinus von Hippo - "Was ist Zeit" und warum kann der Mensch nicht einheitlich sein? | SA XVI-3 915/1-33 The mysticism of Saint Augustine | SA XVI-3 915/1-34 Language in the Confessions of Augustine | SA XVI-3 915/1-35 Reading Augustine : | SA XVI-3 915/1-36 Agostino si racconta |
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Augustine's vision at Ostia is one of the most influential accounts of mystical experience in the Western tradition, and a subject of persistent interest to Christians, philosophers and historians.
This book explores Augustine's account of his experience as set down in the Confessions and considers his mysticism in relation to his classical Platonist philosophy. John Peter Kenney argues that while the Christian contemplative mysticism created by Augustine is in many ways founded on Platonic thought, Platonism ultimately fails Augustine in that it cannot retain the truths that it anticipates. The Confessions offer a response to this impasse by generating two critical ideas in medieval and modern religious thought: firstly, the conception of contemplation as a purely epistemic event, in contrast to classical Platonism; secondly, the tenet that salvation is absolutely distinct from enlightenment.
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