Hopefully, Augustine

Abstract : When Augustine wrote about having discovered a hope (diuersa spes) different from the political ambitions that drew him to Rome then Milan (spes saeculi), he referred to Christians’ hopes for celestial reward. But several colleagues suggest that he also harbored hopes for a kinder politic...

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Author:Peter Iver Kaufman
Published: S.n., s.l., 2022
Volume:53
Pages:3-27
Language:English
Periodical:Augustinian Studies
Number:1
ISSN:0094-5323
Format:Article
Topic:- Doctrine > Social Life > [Sociologie. Cité terrestre. Politique] > [Études d'ensemble] > [Politique] > Political Thought
- Doctrine > From man to God > Jesus Christ. Redemption. Sacraments. Church. Grace. Mariology. > [Cité de Dieu. Ecclésiologie] > [Cité de Dieu] > [Cité de Dieu - Cité terrestre]
- Doctrine > From man to God > [Morale] > Hope
- Influence and Survival > [Époque Contemporaine (1789-1960)] > Authors > Arendt, Hannah (1906-1975)
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Summary:Abstract : When Augustine wrote about having discovered a hope (diuersa spes) different from the political ambitions that drew him to Rome then Milan (spes saeculi), he referred to Christians’ hopes for celestial reward. But several colleagues suggest that he also harbored hopes for a kinder political culture. Discussions of Augustine’s hopes have enlivened the study of political theory and political theology for several generations. During the twenty-first century two influential volumes took him as their inspiration for “hopeful citizenship” and “democratic citizenship.” Recently, two perceptive studies propose variations on the themes introduced there. What follows deploys several of Hannah Arendt’s observations about Augustine to suggest that his political hopes were somewhat more restricted but more radical than the latest contributions to his political theology suggest.

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