Augustine and the Politics of Monasticism
The A. shows how Augustine's monastic initiatives in Hippo Regius offer a concrete example of an organised, social community (the monastry), buttressed by his ample theoretical explanation. The fact that he chose to do so "in the city" rather than "in the wilderness" gave his monastricism a deliber...
Author: | Thomas Frank Martin |
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Published: |
2005
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Pages: | 165-186 |
Language: | English |
Format: | Chapter |
Topic: | -
Biography
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Person and Life
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Augustin's Monachism
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Monachism
- Works > Regula S. Augustini > [Thèmes] > [Monachisme] - Doctrine > Social Life > [Sociologie. Cité terrestre. Politique] > [Études d'ensemble] > [Vie sociale] > [Société chrétienne] - Doctrine > Social Life > [Sociologie. Cité terrestre. Politique] > [Études d'ensemble] > [Politique] |
Parent Work: | Augustine and politics |
Status: | Active |
Summary: | The A. shows how Augustine's monastic initiatives in Hippo Regius offer a concrete example of an organised, social community (the monastry), buttressed by his ample theoretical explanation. The fact that he chose to do so "in the city" rather than "in the wilderness" gave his monastricism a deliberate public face. The A. argues that this is not without political implication, offering an alternative model of the vita socialis to his Roman African world. |
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