âIllius sponsi thalamus fuit uterus virginisâ
The Womb of Mary as Bridal Chamber in Augustineâs Thought about Sexuality
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This article examines the image of Maryâs womb as the bridal chamber in which the Word and the flesh, the divine and the human natures of Christ, are united. The image presents the reader with a paradox â the Word and the flesh engage in a divine unification and comingling in the womb of the virgin. The study traces the development of the image in the earlier works of Augustine, and contextualises it within Augustineâs later thought, in which the body and sexuality are considered in a more positive light. The study aims to demonstrate that Augustineâs structuring of incarnational theology served as a framework for his views on sexuality â prelapsarian, postlapsarian, and eschatological sexuality â and the discourse of the incarnation, especially in his later thought, should be seen primarily as a discourse of sexuality.
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âIllius sponsi thalamus fuit uterus virginisâ
The Womb of Mary as Bridal Chamber in Augustineâs Thought about Sexuality
In: Religion and TheologyUniversity of Divinity Australian Lutheran College Australia Adelaide, SA
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This article examines the image of Maryâs womb as the bridal chamber in which the Word and the flesh, the divine and the human natures of Christ, are united. The image presents the reader with a paradox â the Word and the flesh engage in a divine unification and comingling in the womb of the virgin. The study traces the development of the image in the earlier works of Augustine, and contextualises it within Augustineâs later thought, in which the body and sexuality are considered in a more positive light. The study aims to demonstrate that Augustineâs structuring of incarnational theology served as a framework for his views on sexuality â prelapsarian, postlapsarian, and eschatological sexuality â and the discourse of the incarnation, especially in his later thought, should be seen primarily as a discourse of sexuality.
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