Beatific embodiment: An Augustinian appraisal of our end-time embodiment. Issue 4 (November 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Luke, Sean
• Is Part Of: Scottish journal of theology. Volume 75:Issue 4(2022)
• Page Start: 319
• Page End: 328
• Publication Date: 2022-11
• Subjects: Augustine -- beatific vision -- embodiment -- eschatology -- totus Christus -- ubique totus; Theology -- Periodicals; 260
• DOI: 10.1017/S0036930622000606
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0036-9306

Abstract

Abstract: In this paper, I seek to articulate a positive role for the body in our eschatological joy in God. I draw on Augustine's thought to argue that the body makes a positive contribution to our joy in God by being a pedagogy for our imaginations, training us to imagine the beautiful character of God in Christ through embodiment. While Augustine might seem like a surprising choice for this task, I argue that his concepts of ubique totus and the totus Christus provide fertile soil for the growth of an eschatological theology of the body.