Church Podmatics

On the Structure and Significance of Augustine’s Moral Grammar

October 07, 2022 Church Podmatics Season 1 Episode 9
On the Structure and Significance of Augustine’s Moral Grammar
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Church Podmatics
On the Structure and Significance of Augustine’s Moral Grammar
Oct 07, 2022 Season 1 Episode 9
Church Podmatics

In this episode we discuss Martin Westerholm’s recent article,  'On the Structure and Significance of Augustine’s Moral Grammar'  (Published in Journal of Religious Ethics, Vol 49:Issue 4, December 2021) . According to Westerholm, there are three constellations of concepts that one must understand in order to grasp Augustine’s moral framework and the way that framework differs from both classical and modern moral visions. Along the way the article displays how certain influential appropriations of Augustine have occluded important elements of his distinct moral grammar.

Westerholm's article 'The nature and Destiny of Niebuhr's Augustine' is also referenced in passing in this episode. Full text is available online.

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In this episode we discuss Martin Westerholm’s recent article,  'On the Structure and Significance of Augustine’s Moral Grammar'  (Published in Journal of Religious Ethics, Vol 49:Issue 4, December 2021) . According to Westerholm, there are three constellations of concepts that one must understand in order to grasp Augustine’s moral framework and the way that framework differs from both classical and modern moral visions. Along the way the article displays how certain influential appropriations of Augustine have occluded important elements of his distinct moral grammar.

Westerholm's article 'The nature and Destiny of Niebuhr's Augustine' is also referenced in passing in this episode. Full text is available online.