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- Title
Augustine on God's Presence to Memory and Will.
- Authors
BROWN, MONTAGUE
- Abstract
The focus of this paper is Augustine's account of how God is present in memory and the implications of this for God's relation to the will. The central text is Book X of the Confessions, but reference is made to other texts, in particular, a passage from the Tractates on the Gospel of John. There are four parts. The first part is a brief consideration of Augustine's method--always grounded in the faith revealed in Scripture--and how it is engaged in this passage from the Confessions. Part two traces the phenomenology of memory as Augustine develops it in Book X, leading to the discovery of God's presence. Part three develops the theme of divine illumination as it bears on intellect and will. The final section considers some implications of Augustine's thinking for our understanding of memory, God, freedom, and the moral life.
- Publication
Saint Anselm Journal, 2019, Vol 15, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
2689-6230
- Publication type
Article