Reflections on Augustine’s Evaluation of the Body in his later Comments on Genesis: A Christological Perspective

Martin Claes

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    Abstract

    Augustine’s anthropology is closely connected with his Christology and vice versa. In this contribution I argue that, despite his reputation for a dualistic or even negative evaluation of the human body, Augustine also in his later works, considered the human body as an opportunity for salvation. With help of three works on the book Genesis, which are distinctive in their rhetorical scopes, I discuss observations of a certain degree of constancy in a positive evaluation of the human body. These observations will be assessed in the framework of Augustine’s Christology.
    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationPapers presented at the Eighteenth International Conference on Patristic Studies held in Oxford 2019 Volume 15
    Subtitle of host publication Augustine and his Writings
    EditorsMarkus Vinzent
    Place of PublicationLeuven
    PublisherPeeters
    Pages81-89
    ISBN (Electronic)9789042947658
    ISBN (Print)9789042947641
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2021
    EventXVIII International Conference on Patristic Studies Oxford - Oxford, United Kingdom
    Duration: 19 Aug 201924 Aug 2019
    https://www.oxfordpatristics.com

    Publication series

    NameStudia Patristica
    PublisherLeuven University Press, Peeters
    VolumeCXVIII
    ISSN (Print)0585-542X

    Conference

    ConferenceXVIII International Conference on Patristic Studies Oxford
    Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
    CityOxford
    Period19/08/1924/08/19
    Internet address

    Keywords

    • Augustine
    • anthroplogy
    • Christology
    • human body
    • creation

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