RT Article
T1 Augustine on Temptation to suicide: A Reading of his "Letter 244" to Chrisimus
JF Mayéutica
VO 46
IS 101
SP 19
OP 32
A1 Chabi, Kolawole
LA English
PB Centro Filosófico-Teológico
YR 2020
UL https://www.ixtheo.de/Record/1763159426
AB 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.
K1 Suicido
K1 "Ep." 244 de Augustín
K1 Esperanza cristiana
K1 Suicide
K1 "Augustine's Letter 244"
K1 Christian hope
DO 10.5840/mayeutica2020461012