Book contents
- Knowledge, Faith, and Early Christian Initiation
- Knowledge, Faith, and Early Christian Initiation
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface and Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- 1 Knowledge, Pedagogy, and Initiation
- 2 Knowledge of the Real
- 3 Simplicity and Power
- 4 Hiddenness and Revelation
- 5 The Harbor on High
- 6 Training the Senses
- 7 Catechesis in Late Antique Italy
- 8 The Memory of Christ
- 9 North African Catechesis after Augustine
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
8 - The Memory of Christ
Augustine of Hippo and the Knowledge of Love
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 11 October 2023
Book contents
- Knowledge, Faith, and Early Christian Initiation
- Knowledge, Faith, and Early Christian Initiation
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface and Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- 1 Knowledge, Pedagogy, and Initiation
- 2 Knowledge of the Real
- 3 Simplicity and Power
- 4 Hiddenness and Revelation
- 5 The Harbor on High
- 6 Training the Senses
- 7 Catechesis in Late Antique Italy
- 8 The Memory of Christ
- 9 North African Catechesis after Augustine
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
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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- Knowledge, Faith, and Early Christian Initiation , pp. 175 - 197Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2023