Ravishing Ruin: Self-Loathing in Saint Augustine

Abstract : Why are we sometimes drawn to our own pain, fascinated with our own melancholy? How is it that we can choose to injure ourselves and to rebel against our innate hunger for wholeness and perfection? This article discusses St. Augustine’s understanding of self-loathing and how it stems from...

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Author:David Vincent Meconi
Published: S.n., s.l., 2014
Volume:45
Pages:227-246
Language:English
Periodical:Augustinian Studies
Number:2
Format:Article
Topic:- Doctrine > Man > Augustinian anthropology
- Doctrine > From man to God > Evil. Sin > Sin. Concupiscence > Sin > An inconsequential, bad action
Status:Active

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