Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
Augustine and the Roots of Moral Virtues
Augustine used the Christian doctrine of bodily resurrection to react against the neoplatonic contempt for the body so prominent in his day. But, even more importantly, he gives a poritive significance for moral virtues
| Author: | Vernon Joseph Bourke |
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| Volume: | 6 |
| Pages: | 65-74 |
| Notes: | =The Roots of Moral Values, 1984 |
| Periodical: | Augustinian Studies |
| Format: | Article |
| Status: | Needs Review |
| Summary: | Augustine used the Christian doctrine of bodily resurrection to react against the neoplatonic contempt for the body so prominent in his day. But, even more importantly, he gives a poritive significance for moral virtues |
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The Roots of Moral Values 
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