On Augustine's 'first conversion'

Factus erectior (De beata vita 4)

Augustine associated images of "rising up" with his reading of the Hortensius and the impact it made on his thinking. Confessions III, 7-8. His recall of that encounter on the thresholt of the conversion at Milan indicates that what he meant by factus erectior, having come to aspire toward loftier,...

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Author:Robert J. O'Connell
Published: S.n., s.l., 1986
Volume:XVII
Pages:15-29
Periodical:Augustinian Studies
Format:Article
Topic:- Biography > Person and Life > Conversion / Baptism > Conversion
- Biography > Relations and Sources > Platonism - Neo-platonism > Platonism of Varro, Cicero and Virgil > Cicero
- Works > Studies on Vocabulary/Themes > Topics - Latin vocabulary > E > Erigere
- Works > Studies on Vocabulary/Themes > Topics - Latin vocabulary > S > Surgere
- Doctrine > From man to God > Divine revelation > Exegesis > [Exégèse. Personnages. Lieux. Thèmes] > [Thèmes] > [Fils prodigue]
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Summary:Augustine associated images of "rising up" with his reading of the Hortensius and the impact it made on his thinking. Confessions III, 7-8. His recall of that encounter on the thresholt of the conversion at Milan indicates that what he meant by factus erectior, having come to aspire toward loftier, nobler perceptions and ideals, is to be understood in the entire sweep of the Confessions.