A Pastoral Theology of Desire. Reading Augustine’s Theology of Desire in A Broader Corpus

The Enarrationes in Psalmos are an important source for understanding the Augustinian theology of desire, linking it to his systematic theology and his pastoral practice. In this paper I illustrate by overviewing the expositions on Psalms 11 (12), 12 (13), 23 (24), and 26 (27). These Psalms teach u...

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Published in:	Vox Patrum
Main Author:	Mark Boone
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin 2024-09-01
Subjects:	Augustine Enarrationes in Psalmos desire ecclesiology eschatology eudaimonia
Online Access:	https://czasopisma.kul.pl/index.php/vp/article/view/17193

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