Created to Confess

St. Augustine on Being Material

Abstract : In his Confessions, Augustine treats matter as the name for the intimate distinction between the creation and its creator. Matter makes creatures creatures — and not simply God. Therefore, to confess is to acknowledge one’s matter. To sin, by contrast, is to ape the immaterial. In Confess...

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Author:Joshua Nunziato
Published: S.n., s.l., 2016
Volume:32
Pages:361-383
Language:English
Periodical:Modern Theology
Number:3
ISSN:0266-7177
Format:Article
Topic:- Doctrine > The World > [Création (materia spiritualis)] > [Création (monde/matière/créature.)] > [Matière]
- Doctrine > From man to God > Evil. Sin > Sin. Concupiscence > [Confession des péchés]
- Works > Confessiones > Topics > Creation
Status:Active
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Summary:Abstract : In his Confessions, Augustine treats matter as the name for the intimate distinction between the creation and its creator. Matter makes creatures creatures — and not simply God. Therefore, to confess is to acknowledge one’s matter. To sin, by contrast, is to ape the immaterial. In Confessions 12, Augustine juxtaposes Genesis and the Psalms in order to identify the spiritual creation — the heaven of heaven — as timeless wisdom, whose material receptivity to divine beauty centers the confession of mortal creatures. While exploring Augustine’s thought on these topics, I critically engage several of his contemporary interpreters, including Jean-Luc Marion and Catherine Keller.

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