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Document Details : Title: Medieval Augustinianism Author(s): SAAK, Eric Leland Journal: Augustiniana Volume: 75 Issue: 1 Date: 2025 Pages: 137-168 DOI: 10.2143/AUG.75.1.3294282 Abstract : Medieval Augustinianism, a historiographical term, is both central for coming to an understanding of Augustine’s reception, influence, and impact in the Middle Ages, and is simultaneously a hindrance to that very endeavor itself. The problems lie in what is, or is not, determined as being 'Augustinian', which provides the basis for a variety of 'Augustinianisms'. There are two 'options' for defining 'Augustinianism', with the first being the definition of modern scholars, while the second is that of scholars in the past, whereby a 'medieval Augustinianism' as derived from medieval scholars may have relatively little coherence with a modern understanding based on the scholarly analysis and interpretation of the texts of Augustine himself. Consequently, an overview of the various uses of the term 'Augustinianism' as applied to the Middle Ages provides the foundation for going beyond the very concept itself of 'Augustinianism' as the requisite step for furthering our understanding of the historical significance of Augustine. To this end, this article surveys the scholarship that has been done on medieval Augustinianism, and asserts seven programmatic points for providing a new point of departure for future scholarship into the reception, influence, and impact of Augustine in the Middle Ages, and beyond. |
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