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Philosophica Critica
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BLAŠČÍKOVÁ, A.: Augustínov postoj v kauze prenasledovania donatistov: Dve otvorené otázky / Augustine's Attitude in the Case of Donatists’ Persecution: Two Open Questions

Philosophica Critica, vol. 2, 2016, no. 1, ISSN 1339-8970, pp. 33–47​
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Publication date: June 15, 2016
Abstract: The contribution reopens a repeatedly interpreted topic of Augus-tine's attitude in the case of Donatists’ persecution, namely under the specific viewpoint of two nowadays evoked questions. In the first part, it clarifies that beyond Augustine's agreement with us-ing of violent methods when the non-violent failed that was the positive experience in condition that coercion, pursuing the truth, helped donatists to return to the unity and so to the way of salva-tion. In the second part, it approaches to two open questions of the current discussion about Augustine's attitude. Firstly, it asks for the reasons Augustine's theory is not irreconcilable with the whole of his state concept. This reasons represent Augustine's tendency to outline an earthly city to heavenly city, which is the specific role of the Christian monarchs and at the same time Au-gustine's conception of the human nature, according to which a man without the divine (and through the participation also the human) support is able only of evil. Secondly, it asks if the Augus-tine's attitude is in accordance with the current liberal concept of freedom. It summarizes that for liberal comprehension, accentuat-ing freedom nearly as absolute value, is Augustine's attitude, gras-ping freedom in function of the goal, unacceptable.

Key words: Augustine – Donatists – Coercion – Freedom

​DOI: 10.17846/PC.2019.2.1.33-47
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