La interioridad, en dos textos tempranos de san Agustín

beata u. 35 y sol. 1,2-3

Abstract : The first part of the article presents some aspects of Augustinian interiority, highlighting those characteristics that are most forgotten or ignored today, pointing out that despite the Platonic and Neoplatonic influences, St. Augustine was not converted to the truths of Platonism, but t...

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Author:Enrique A. Eguiarte Bendímez
Published: S.n., s.l., 2022
Volume:67
Pages:97-122
Language:Spanish
Periodical:Augustinus
Number:264-265
ISSN:004-802X
Format:Article
Topic:- Biography > Relations and Sources > Platonism - Neo-platonism > General studies > Neo-platonism
- Works > Dialogues / Early works > De beata vita
- Works > Dialogues / Early works > Soliloquia > sol. 1
- Doctrine > Man > Interiority
Status:Active
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Summary:Abstract : The first part of the article presents some aspects of Augustinian interiority, highlighting those characteristics that are most forgotten or ignored today, pointing out that despite the Platonic and Neoplatonic influences, St. Augustine was not converted to the truths of Platonism, but to the truths of Christianity, without denying the influence that Platonic and Neoplatonic ideas had on the thought of St. Augustine, particularly from his contact with the 'Milanese Neoplatonic circle'. The article points out that St. Augustine goes beyond the philosophical 'spiritual exercises' to emphasize the fundamental role of grace in the whole spiritual journal. To be able to leave the world of exteriority and return to one's inner self will always be a gift from God. Subsequently, the text of beata u. 35 is analyzed, highlighting the importance of the admonitiones of God, through the Holy Spirit, to return to one's inner self, as well as the characteristics of the encounter with God, since the God discovered in one's own heart is Triune God. It is emphasized how many of the expressions and vocabulary in these Augustinian disquisitions are taken from the anti-Arian writings of Marius Victorinus. Subsequently, the text of sol. 1,2-3 is analyzed, in order to highlight not only the importance of the Holy Spirit, who invites us to return to the interior, but also the particularities of the encounter with the Father and the Son, pointing out the various characteristics that distinguish them.

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