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The Foundational Role of Apostolicity in Augustineâs Understanding of Catholicity
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This article examines the foundational role of apostolicity in Augustineâs understanding of catholicity. While early Christian discussions often highlighted the Churchâs universality, Augustine consistently insisted that doctrinal completeness â another dimension of catholicity â is inseparable from continuity with the apostles. Through a study of his anti-Manichaean, anti-Donatist, and anti-Pelagian writings, this article demonstrates how Augustine grounded catholic doctrine in apostolic Scripture and, increasingly, in apostolic tradition as preserved in the universal Church and the apostolic sees. Augustine used apostolicity to expose the pseudo-catholic claims of heretical groups and to defend the Churchâs authoritative teaching, creed, custom, and interpretation of Scripture. His integrative account suggests that true catholicity entails both geographical extension and fidelity to apostolic tradition. The article concludes by considering the implications of Augustineâs framework for contemporary Sino-Reformed ecclesiology, arguing that catholicity must be understood as inseparably linked to apostolicity, that is, to faithful continuity with the apostolic teaching and tradition in the early Church.
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The Foundational Role of Apostolicity in Augustineâs Understanding of Catholicity
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This article examines the foundational role of apostolicity in Augustineâs understanding of catholicity. While early Christian discussions often highlighted the Churchâs universality, Augustine consistently insisted that doctrinal completeness â another dimension of catholicity â is inseparable from continuity with the apostles. Through a study of his anti-Manichaean, anti-Donatist, and anti-Pelagian writings, this article demonstrates how Augustine grounded catholic doctrine in apostolic Scripture and, increasingly, in apostolic tradition as preserved in the universal Church and the apostolic sees. Augustine used apostolicity to expose the pseudo-catholic claims of heretical groups and to defend the Churchâs authoritative teaching, creed, custom, and interpretation of Scripture. His integrative account suggests that true catholicity entails both geographical extension and fidelity to apostolic tradition. The article concludes by considering the implications of Augustineâs framework for contemporary Sino-Reformed ecclesiology, arguing that catholicity must be understood as inseparably linked to apostolicity, that is, to faithful continuity with the apostolic teaching and tradition in the early Church.
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