Augustine on Temptation to suicide: A Reading of his "Letter 244" to Chrisimus

The article discusses Augustine's teaching on suicide, especially in the way he exposed it when a Christian facing despair is tempted to take his own life. In the first part, the article examines some basic aspects of Augustine's teaching on suicide in some of his works outside the letter...

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Главный автор: Chabi, Kolawole (Автор)
Формат: Электронный ресурс Статья
Язык:Английский
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Опубликовано: Centro Filosófico-Teológico 2020
В: Mayéutica
Год: 2020, Том: 46, Выпуск: 101, Страницы: 19-32
Индексация IxTheo:CB Христианская жизнь
KAB Раннее христианство
RG Душепопечительство
Другие ключевые слова:B Esperanza cristiana
B Christian hope
B "Ep." 244 de Augustín
B "Augustine's Letter 244"
B Suicido
B Suicide
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Итог:The article discusses Augustine's teaching on suicide, especially in the way he exposed it when a Christian facing despair is tempted to take his own life. In the first part, the article examines some basic aspects of Augustine's teaching on suicide in some of his works outside the letter 244. In a second part, the article presents an analytic reading Augustine's Letter 244 to Chrisimus. The article also discusses some important remarks to show the relevance of Augustine's recommendations nowadays.
ISSN:2603-9729
Второстепенные работы:Enthalten in: Mayéutica
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.5840/mayeutica2020461012