RE-INTERPRETING AUGUSTINE: SELF-KNOWLEDGE AND INWARDNESS IN RICHARD OF SAINT-VICTOR’S TEACHING ON THE SOUL’S ASCENT TO GOD
Abstract
The recent studies dedicated to the writings of Richard’s of Saint-Victor create in my opinion an artificial gap between Richard’s theological works where the influence of Augustine can be sensed and his spiritual treatises, where the majority of the scholars see him as following Denys the Areopagite. While my intention in this study is not to deny the latter influence, I would like to prove that Richard’s indebtedness to Augustine could nоt be limited to his theological speculative writings. The present paper proposes an analysis of Richard’s main spiritual treatises, The Twelve Patriarchs and The Mystical Ark in the light of the Augustinian teaching on the ascent of the soul to God.
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