Beatific embodiment: An Augustinian appraisal of our end-time embodiment
In this paper, I seek to articulate a positive role for the body in our eschatological joy in God. I draw on Augustine's thought to argue that the body makes a positive contribution to our joy in God by being a pedagogy for our imaginations, training us to imagine the beautiful character of God...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge Univ. Press
2022
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Scottish journal of theology
Year: 2022, Volume: 75, Issue: 4, Pages: 319-328 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Augustinus, Aurelius, Saint 354-430
/ Embodiment
/ Eschatology
/ Vision of God
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| IxTheo Classification: | KAB Church history 30-500; early Christianity NBE Anthropology NBQ Eschatology |
| Further subjects: | B
Augustine
B Totus Christus B Beatific Vision B Embodiment B Eschatology B ubique totus |
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| Summary: | In this paper, I seek to articulate a positive role for the body in our eschatological joy in God. I draw on Augustine's thought to argue that the body makes a positive contribution to our joy in God by being a pedagogy for our imaginations, training us to imagine the beautiful character of God in Christ through embodiment. While Augustine might seem like a surprising choice for this task, I argue that his concepts of ubique totus and the totus Christus provide fertile soil for the growth of an eschatological theology of the body. |
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| ISSN: | 1475-3065 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Scottish journal of theology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1017/S0036930622000606 |