The beloved icon: an Augustinian solution to the problem of sex
Augustine famously believed fallen human sex to be inescapably bound up with sinful lust. In every sexual act, lust embodies both the sin of the fall (prideful idolatry) and that sin's consequences. John C. Cavadini has extended Augustine's conception of lust to include domination, and eve...
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| Tipo de documento: | Recurso Electrónico Artigo |
| Idioma: | Inglês |
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Cambridge Univ. Press
[2020]
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Scottish journal of theology
Ano: 2020, Volume: 73, Número: 4, Páginas: 318-329 |
| (Cadeias de) Palavra- chave padrão: | B
Augustinus, Aurelius, Santo 354-430
/ Comportamento sexual
/ Amizade
/ Ícone
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| Classificações IxTheo: | KAB Cristianismo primitivo NBE Antropologia NCF Ética sexual |
| Outras palavras-chave: | B
Augustine
B Friendship B Sex B Icon B Idolatry B libido dominandi |
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| Resumo: | Augustine famously believed fallen human sex to be inescapably bound up with sinful lust. In every sexual act, lust embodies both the sin of the fall (prideful idolatry) and that sin's consequences. John C. Cavadini has extended Augustine's conception of lust to include domination, and even violence. This leaves us with a disturbing question: is sex without violence possible? Building upon Jean-Luc Marion's distinction between idol and icon, this paper locates a solution to the problem of lust in Augustine's conception of friendship. Identifying the beloved as an icon of God entails relating to the beloved without lustful domination. |
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| ISSN: | 1475-3065 |
| Obras secundárias: | Enthalten in: Scottish journal of theology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1017/S0036930620000642 |