AUGUSTINE’S LETTER 262 TO ECDICIA. CONFLICT OF IDEAS OF CHRISTIAN PERFECTION

The paper studies the historic and juridical background of Augustine’s Letter 262 addressed to Ecdicia and evaluates the modern exegesis of the Letter, especially regarding the role of women in the Late Antiquity. Augustine’s reply to a woman regarding her family problems and her idea of Christian p...

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Author:David Vopřada
Published: S.n., s.l., 2008
Pages:87-105
Language:English
Periodical:Theologica Olomucensia, Acta Universitatis Palackianae Olomucensis
Number:9
ISSN:1212-9038
Format:Article
Topic:- Works > Epistulae > [Epistulae - numérotées] > Ep. 262 (ad Ecdicia)
- Doctrine > General studies > [Patrologie]
- Doctrine > Man > Augustinian anthropology > [Femme et homme] > Woman
- Doctrine > From man to God > Jesus Christ. Redemption. Sacraments. Church. Grace. Mariology. > Sacraments > Marriage
- Doctrine > From man to God > [Morale] > [Ascèse. Monde] > [Ascèse]
Status:Needs Review