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Document Details : Title: Dining with a Good Conscience Subtitle: Augustine's Conversion with regard to Eating and Drinking Author(s): VAN EGMOND, Bart Journal: Augustiniana Volume: 75 Issue: 2 Date: 2025 Pages: 255-279 DOI: 10.2143/AUG.75.2.3294940 Abstract : This article discusses the development of Augustine’s ethical convictions with regard to the consumption of food and drink. The first part of the article analyses the formation of Augustine’s ‘alimentary conscience’ during the years he was a Manichaean auditor. The second part delineates how his return to Catholic Christianity might have changed his views on eating and drinking. The third part gives a summary of Augustine’s final position. |
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