Manifesting the Divine in Word and Deed: Augustine of Hippo as Exegete and Preacher
Sponsoring Organization(s)
Special Session
Organizer Name
Marianne Djuth
Organizer Affiliation
Canisius College
Presider Name
Marianne Djuth
Paper Title 1
Augustine Preaching the Resurrection: Connections within the Easter Sermones ad populum
Presenter 1 Name
J. Columcille Dever
Presenter 1 Affiliation
Univ. of Notre Dame
Paper Title 2
The Tongues of All the Nations: Augustine as a Preacher of Ascension and Pentecost
Presenter 2 Name
Nancy Weatherwax
Presenter 2 Affiliation
Albion College
Paper Title 3
The Rhetoric of Pauline Citation in Augustine of Hippo's Sermons and Tractates on John
Presenter 3 Name
Joseph Grabau
Presenter 3 Affiliation
KU Leuven
Paper Title 4
Imago Dei: Augustine's Analogical-Christological Exegesis of Genesis and Paul
Presenter 4 Name
Robert N. Parks
Presenter 4 Affiliation
Univ. of Dayton
Start Date
10-5-2018 3:30 PM
Session Location
Valley 2 Garneau Lounge
Description
This session on Augustine focuses on Augustine as exegete and preacher. The first paper discusses Augustine's preaching on the resurrection in the context of his Easter sermons. The author argues that the images of creation, incarnation, and church provide Augustine with different lenses through which he encouraged his congregation to see the resurrection as active in their life of faith. The second paper emphasizes the central role that preaching and pastoral leadership played in Augustine's life. In this paper the author addresses how Augustine's experience of pastoral leadership shaped his handling of scripture, especially in turbulent times. The third paper demonstrates the importance of reading Pauline texts alongside the Gospel of John and the Johannine letters. This enables Augustine's reader to view his preaching as sacramental and eschatological. The fourth, and final, paper concentrates on the problem of the imago dei in Augustine's exegesis of Genesis and Paul. The author aims to show that Augustine confirms Christ's communion with men and women in the fully sexed bodily resurrection. This sounds a note of equality in Christ and Church for women and men in both time and eternity.
Marianne Djuth
Manifesting the Divine in Word and Deed: Augustine of Hippo as Exegete and Preacher
Valley 2 Garneau Lounge
This session on Augustine focuses on Augustine as exegete and preacher. The first paper discusses Augustine's preaching on the resurrection in the context of his Easter sermons. The author argues that the images of creation, incarnation, and church provide Augustine with different lenses through which he encouraged his congregation to see the resurrection as active in their life of faith. The second paper emphasizes the central role that preaching and pastoral leadership played in Augustine's life. In this paper the author addresses how Augustine's experience of pastoral leadership shaped his handling of scripture, especially in turbulent times. The third paper demonstrates the importance of reading Pauline texts alongside the Gospel of John and the Johannine letters. This enables Augustine's reader to view his preaching as sacramental and eschatological. The fourth, and final, paper concentrates on the problem of the imago dei in Augustine's exegesis of Genesis and Paul. The author aims to show that Augustine confirms Christ's communion with men and women in the fully sexed bodily resurrection. This sounds a note of equality in Christ and Church for women and men in both time and eternity.
Marianne Djuth