Per Speculum et in aenigmate: The Use of I Cornithhians 13,12 in the Writings of Augustine
Examination of Augustine's use of this phrase confirms that he had a fleeting mystical vision of the divine in Milan in A.D. 386 which he was unable to sustain. His early works represent a search for a method to sustain a vision of God in this life, and are this informed by a concern for the ascent...
Autore: | Frederick Van Fleteren |
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Volume: | 23 |
Pagine: | 69-102 |
Periodico: | Augustinian Studies |
Formato: | Article |
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Status: | Needs Review |
Riassunto: | Examination of Augustine's use of this phrase confirms that he had a fleeting mystical vision of the divine in Milan in A.D. 386 which he was unable to sustain. His early works represent a search for a method to sustain a vision of God in this life, and are this informed by a concern for the ascent of the soul, not its fall. |
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