🎓 From SAINT AUGUSTINE to POLITICAL AUGUSTINISM - A History of Instrumentalization
What if the thoughts of a Church Father were twisted to justify power? In the 5th century, Augustine of Hippo wrote The City of God, a deeply spiritual work on the relationships between the heavenly and earthly realms. Yet, centuries later, his ideas would be reinterpreted to legitimize the authority of both kings and popes... How has Augustinian thought been instrumentalized to serve political ambitions?
👨‍🏫 Join Professor Thérence Carvalho, a Doctor of Law and Associate Professor of Law at the University of Nantes, as we dive into the lesser-known history of political Augustinism, from theological origins to ideological manipulations. To learn more about Professor Carvalho, visit his website:
https://www.therencecarvalho.frđź“š Bibliographic References:
On Saint Augustine:
- S. Lancel, Saint Augustine, Paris, Fayard, 2014.
- H.-I. Marrou, Saint Augustine and Augustinism, Paris, Seuil, 2003.
- J.-C. Eslin, Saint Augustine, Paris, Michalon, 2002.
- P. Brown, The Life of Saint Augustine, Paris, Seuil, 2001.
On Political Augustinism:
- H.-X. Arquillière, Political Augustinism. Essay on the Formation of Political Theories of the Middle Ages, Paris, Vrin, 1934.
- H. de Lubac, "Political Augustinism?", in Occasional Theologies, Paris, Desclée de Brouwer, 1984, pp. 255-308.
- B. Beyer de Ryke, "The Augustinian Contribution: Augustine and Political Augustinism", in A. Renaut (ed.), History of Political Philosophy, vol. II, Birth of Modernity, Paris, Calmann-LĂ©vy, 1999, pp. 43-86.
🙏 Thanks to Nicolas Commereuc for his valuable assistance and Barbara Carvalho for the thumbnail.
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