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8 - The Memory of Christ

Augustine of Hippo and the Knowledge of Love

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 October 2023

Alex Fogleman
Alex Fogleman
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Baylor University, Texas
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Augustine’s corpus allows the observation of several interesting aspects of the interrelation between pedagogy and knowledge. In particular, he demonstrates the way in which a Platonic-informed illuminationist epistemology can be transformed by a christologically shaped view of love. Looking primarily at De catechizandis rudibus and credal sermons, this chapter examines how Augustine understood love to be the central issue for knowing God in catechesis. It also explores how debates with Manichaeism and Donatism shaped Augustine’s view of the role of catechesis.

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AugustineilluminationloveDe catechizandis rudibuscreed
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Knowledge, Faith, and Early Christian Initiation , pp. 175 - 197
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2023

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  • The Memory of Christ
  • Alex Fogleman, Baylor University, Texas
  • Book: Knowledge, Faith, and Early Christian Initiation
  • Online publication: 11 October 2023
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009377430.010
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  • The Memory of Christ
  • Alex Fogleman, Baylor University, Texas
  • Book: Knowledge, Faith, and Early Christian Initiation
  • Online publication: 11 October 2023
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009377430.010
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  • The Memory of Christ
  • Alex Fogleman, Baylor University, Texas
  • Book: Knowledge, Faith, and Early Christian Initiation
  • Online publication: 11 October 2023
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009377430.010
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